A funny and touching teen romance from Scottish director Bill Forsyth. Gordon John Sinclair stars as an awkward teen who develops a major crush on the new girl in school, soccer star Dorothy (Dee Hepburn). Sinclair successfully portrays the uneasy quandary most adolescent boys go through
when suffering from painful shyness coupled with the outrageous hormonal imbalance that drives them to do ridiculous things to get the attention of a pretty girl. While the plot is a straight, simple romance, the true charm of the film comes from its quirky characters, its general air of tolerance
and good will and some irrepressible and delightfully absurd touches that creep (or w...
Released:
1981
Rated:
PG
Length:
91 mins