I remember watching my brother record this on the HBO premiere in 1987, and we have watched the same copy since. I love this movie, although we need to get a NEW copy for ourselves.
The put-down of foul language is unfortunate. They say it was uncommon for 1950's boys to cuss THAT much.
Think about it. Were these four boys really common anyways? They laughed, cried, and had a good time like the rest of us, but these four weren't common. How many junior-highers-to-be set out on a 20-mile hike to look for a dead body? If it WAS so common to do that, they wouldn't have been so hyped up to have their picture in the paper. So I wouldn't compare their rate of cussing to other boys in that time period. The cussing adds a lot to the humor.
That's my view.
The put-down of foul language is unfortunate. They say it was uncommon for 1950's boys to cuss THAT much.
Think about it. Were these four boys really common anyways? They laughed, cried, and had a good time like the rest of us, but these four weren't common. How many junior-highers-to-be set out on a 20-mile hike to look for a dead body? If it WAS so common to do that, they wouldn't have been so hyped up to have their picture in the paper. So I wouldn't compare their rate of cussing to other boys in that time period. The cussing adds a lot to the humor.
That's my view.