This film, along with the performances of the two principals, Minnelli and Burton, as well as the soundtrack, evoke a time in everyone's past, at some time or other.As two drifting college students, they have a chance meeting, become interested in each other, then gradually grow apart. The sets are evocative of New England and upstate New York, beautiful in autumn, beautiful and sad. Reminding us perhaps of past relationships, longing, and wishes that were never fulfilled.The soundtrack is sentimental, but not overly so, I am not a major fan of Minnelli, but in this film her performance was understated and believable. The film leaves us with a sense of loss and longing, recalling times we were younger, relationships of the past. 8/10.

Had never viewed this film and I am so glad that I never missed seeing it because Liza Minneli playing the role of Pookie (Mary Ann) Adams amazed me. The film starts off with a man and a girl sitting on a bench waiting for a bus to arrive and when it does a young man gets off to take a rest and his name is Jerry Payne, (Wendall Burton). Pookie moves over to his bench and starts getting herself involved with him and then they get on a bus together since the both of them are starting their freshman year in college, although they go to different schools in Upstate New York. Jerry Payne figures he will never see this girl again and settles into his college life, then one day, Pookie arrives at his college dorm in a beat up looking BUG car and from then on this film steam rolls ahead with all kinds of crazy and unbelievable things happening to the both of them. Don't miss this film, you will really enjoy seeing this very unusual film.

I saw this movie when it first came out on the big screen. I was a senior in high school at the time. This movie taught me more about men than most men have. When Jerry asked the jock room mate about his "first time" and the jock had to admit he was a virgin my eyes opened wide! Here he had been going around talking about all the girls he "did" and it was nothing but bluff! From that point on to this day I have always felt this movie should be required viewing for every high school senior.I had forgotten over the years that my favorite line came from this movie..."Want to peel a tomato?" How many times have I used that line?Seeing the movie again, at the ripe young age of 54 has brought back all those old memories of what it is like to be away from home for the first time, the uncertainty of life, the fear in the hearts of all first year college students.Excellent movie!

I was in junior high when the film crew came to town. They actually shot in the next town down the road and a few other communities in the area. When I saw the film, I was too busy looking at the locations, matching them up with my knowledge of local geography. The VW in the film belonged to the older brother of a classmate. All the kids were buzzing about the romantic scene shot in the Vernon Center Cemetery. My classmate, Gene, used to mow the grass. Years later, well after the film was shot, I went drinking in the bar, The Golden Horseshoe, where some scenes were filmed. Someday I must rent the DVD to actually watch the film for something more than just the locations.