Telling our own stories, avoiding the cliches--this is Canadian cinema at its best. Probably a bit slow for many movie goers, but heh, so was life then. Kids weren't monitored as much (no cell phones!) and we go up to a lot of stuff, most of which we don't want our kids to know. Coming out in seventies was possible, but still really tough. The kid in this movie was lucky, many weren't, but some managed it, brave kids that they were. According to my son kids don't even say "weirdos" anymore. Another word to avoid so as to not date one self.
Review of Weirdos
