On my first visit to the US I was living at an airport where this movie was well established as cult viewing. Shortly after my arrival a few beers were distributed and out came the Fandango video for 'the newcomer'. Before half the film had run it's course I was taken in. The movie says so much on so many levels it's difficult to sum it up, on one hand a simple road movie, perhaps a tale of rebellion, another an anti-war movie, another the transistion from youth to adulthood, a love story, who knows, it's just great fun. I've not seen it for over 10 years (unable to find a region 2 version) but have great memories and many of the scenes stand in my mind as if they were my own experiences...............