While watching this, it is impossible not to see films that influenced it (AMERICAN GRAFFITI, Italian Neo-Realist films, etc.) and the films that were influenced by it (HOUSE PARTY, SCHOOL DAZE, BOYZ N THE HOOD, DAZED AND CONFUSED etc.) It is amazing because it is a perfect middle point between high school films of the past and high school films yet to come. The dialogue is so natural and everything plays out in such a real way that it is amazing how director Michael Schultz was able to capture it. This is especially true in the sex scene which is so sensual but also masterfully and tastefully shot. It is so great that this film became a hit after being made for so little. Glynn Turman is so good in this as well. It is a shame the film isn’t as talked about as it should be, because I wasn’t even aware of the it until I saw it on a list of essential films Spike Lee put out.
