High school teen rebels against traditional values
“Nobody Waved Goodbye” is a low-budget look at the downslide of a high school senior who can’t see himself entering adulthood in a cookie-cutter life. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, the film had its premiere at the 1964 New York Film Festival.<br /><br />Peter (Peter Kastner, “You’re a Big Boy Now”) is a clean-cut 18-year-old high-schooler in a Toronto neighborhood of suburban-style one-family homes who always seems to be having arguments with his parents about the course of his future. They expect him to get good enough grades to go on to college and eventually get a decent job and settle into a comfortable life. Peter doesn’t want that. He longs to be independent and make his own decisions. The only person who really understands him is his girlfriend, Julie (Julie Biggs). She loves Peter and is becoming increasingly influenced by his rebelliousness and reckless behavior. When he takes his father’s car for a joy ride, she goes with him even though she knows he doesn’t have a license. He’s stopped for speeding and brought to the police station.<br /><br />His frazzled father (Claude Rae) rushes to the police station in the middle of the night but doesn’t have the $200 needed to bail him out. Peter, resentful and insulting, spends the night in jail. A condition of his being freed is that he regularly see a probation officer (John Sullivan). He attends these sessions resentfully and denounces bourgeois phoniness, but when the officer asks Peter what his principles are, he can’t come up with a response.<br /><br />Intent on leaving home and convinced that without any credentials he can get a well-paying job, Peter quits school, rents a cheap room, and assumes he will be able to save enough money so he and Julie can leave what he considers a stifling existence. But things get worse when reality hits. Forced to settle for a dead-end job that pays little, he begins stealing. His mother (Charmion King) invites Peter to come back home if he promises to go back to school and pause his relationship with Julie so he can concentrate on his studies. He refuses, and his self-centered arrogance leads to increasing desperation.<br /><br />Director Don Owen tells the story in documentary style, minus the shaky, hand-held camera. Several scenes are improvised and spontaneous, enhancing a sense of reality. The movie taps into youthful rebelliousness and is reminiscent of Nicholas Ray’s “Rebel Without a Cause.” In both films, the protagonist yearns for an undefined alternative to his present life. On the surface, Peter has good life. He’s from a two-parent, middle-class family concerned about his lack of direction. His parents attempt to steer him onto a path they feel will offer him happiness, but Peter is restless and acts out by breaking rules — of family, school, and society.<br /><br />Kastner is an accomplished young actor who has charm, yet conveys self-righteousness and arrogance as Peter refuses to listen to reasonable parents, his probation officer, and even Julie. Lured by a life of independence, Peter fails to take into account how unprepared he is to assume adult responsibilities. As we watch him make one bad decision after another, we wish we could shout out, “No, don’t do that.” Though Peter is headed for delinquency, Kastner nonetheless keeps us involved in his journey. Through his natural charisma, he nicely embodies teen angst and disillusion.<br /><br />Julie, more mature than Peter but persuaded to go along with his perilous, self-destructive activities because she loves him, gets to a point at which she realizes that staying with Peter can only lead to disaster for both of them. Julie looks up to Peter and sees them living happily ever after, but only after getting through school. She’s intrigued by Peter’s impatience and the picture he paints of a life that isn’t “by the book.” Biggs conveys Julie’s conflicted feelings toward Peter through her sad, expressive eyes.<br /><br />The film is somewhat predictable but nonetheless captivating. In a mere 80 minutes, director Owen tells his story economically, with each scene essential. There’s no padding with unnecessary exposition. He lets the camera and the dialogue — very natural with its repetitions, partial sentences, broken thoughts, and awkward pauses — do the work. The film’s conclusion is highly melodramatic but quite powerful.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the Region Free unrated Blu-ray release include the feature film “Christopher’s Movie Matinee;” 4 short films, including “Lonely Boy” featuring singer Paul Anka; and a booklet containing an interview with director Don Owen.<br /><br />“Nobody Waved Goodbye” is a fairly obscure film that deserves to be seen. Though much of the story is predictable, the two leads are quite good, Don Owen’s screenplay is engaging and his direction brisk and uncluttered. The theme of teen alienation is examined with an objective, non-judgmental approach.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Troubled Toronto teen Peter (Peter Kastner) didn't have any use for his folks' bourgeois ideals, and after his dad (Claude Rae) left him hung out to dry on a charge of reckless driving, he packed and moved out. Unable to make ends meet or to build the life he wanted with girlfriend Julie (Julie Biggs), his rebuff from his parents leads him to regrettable choices. Don Owen's of-it's-moment indie social drama also stars Charmion King, Toby Tarnow, John Vernon. 80 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English (SDH); bonusi film "Christopher's Movie Matinee" (1968); short films "Lonely Boy" (1962). "Runner" (1962), "Toronto Jazz" (1963), "You Don't Back Down" (1965)..