It was one of only two movies rated X on its original release (the other wasMidnight Cowboy (1969)) that was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award.It affords a classic, semi-glamorized portrait of three troubled, frustrated, anguished, and identity-seeking teenagers - all outsiders, alienated and outcast from the world and values of parents and adults, who attain maturity hrough rebellion and tragic circumstances." Velda kisses him as they neatly describe their discordant male-female relationship:Hammer: You""re never around when I need ya.Cobb and Richard Crenna.And the supermarket scene, with actual clips from the film, was spoofed in Steve Martin""sDead Men Don""t Wear Plaid (1982).