this movie stray too far from straub novel for me to enjoy . barely make it to the middle of the film . besides change don wanderly from edward nephew into his son and the remove most of the major scene and a number of character that give the novel so much life . what be leave be trash . straub version be far superior to this poorly execute film . i do not think cast do all that great a job on pick the chowder society member either . hopefully someone will come along and actually remake this film correctly in my lifetime . i just hate when hollywood butcher the work of talented author because they think their version so much good . make me sick .