first of all i be not one to go all sappy over movie . i saw friend in the 70 when it be first release . i be about 17 year old at the time . even now and at age 50 and i still can remember some of the scene . the movie be sweet and sad and may actually be too tame for teenager today but i love it . the story be about innocence and the purity of young love and the determination of 2 young people to make a good life for themselves then they have at home . at the time it be pretty risky to have a movie about a couple of young runaway who successfully setup house and have a baby on their own . i be not surprise the movie and elton john soundtrack be almost unknown today . the music be beautiful . it be unforgettable .