had acquired domestic theatrical distribution rights of the film from production company Island Pictures, with plans for a broad release early next year, and the possibility of other titles following in the future, which was originally granted to Island an August 28, 1987 date, but the screenings were cancelled, and the film caught the attention of Fox executives, whose production company Island Pictures already had done a video agreement with CBS/Fox Video to handle home video domestic distribution rights to its titles. Reception The film barely broke even at the box office, grossing a little over $6.2 million dollars against a $5 million dollar budget. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 33% rating based on 6 reviews. Time Out magazine wrote: "While the film has the charm of rose-tinted retrospect and is often very funny, the pacing is wrong (it seems much longer than it is) and the sex scenes fail to convince." TV Guide stated that the film has been "Unjustly ignored by the vast majority of the critics and public". References External links 1988 films 1988 drama films 1980s American films 1980s coming-of-age drama films 1980s English-language films 20th Century Fox films American coming-of-age drama films Films based on American novels Films directed by William Richert Films scored by Bill Conti Films set in the 1960s Films set in Chicago