This classic move focuses on a single night in the early Sixties, the hopeful future of the main characters is followed by the events which occur. Steve (Ron Howard), and Curt (Richard Dreyfuss) will be leaving for college the very next day, the build up of years of hard work. Finally they'll be able to leave their small hometown and "spread their wings", experiencing life in ways they never have. Curt is unattached to anyone, …showed first 75 words of 618 total…

…showed last 75 words of 618 total…perfectly portray the storm of feelings which effect everyone on the brink of adulthood. The added joy of seeing a host of actors during the time before they became stars increases the interest for us today, since now these very same actors are old and past such youth. All in all, I think this was an awesome movie. I never would have seen it if it wasn't shown in class, and I'm grateful for it.