when i looked it up, it said yes. when i asked people who were around, the response was always.. "huh? don't think so. we had pinball"
my guess it it was technically true but not enforced. at least once we got to the 60s and 70s

someoene described this movie as someones faulty memory, so that kind of tracks. i def see the 'Once Upon a Time in the Valley' thing.
Plus I always love how PTA reps the valley. and having lived there a couple years as a kid and was there farily often due to friends, he captures it so well. I can't really explain it other than he really 'gets' the valley. especially in that era.

I wasn't as blown away as most by Cooper Hoffman. I mean he was good but nothing that really stood out. Mostly his character was a version of Max Fischer.

Alana Haim was pretty fucking fantastic tho. And it's weird because in the beginning i found her presence jarring.
It made me question a lot of conditioning . She's not unattractive but def not what I was used to seeing as a female lead (really she just looks like an actual person).
I found myself thinking this could be a side story about say, one of Elizabeth Shue's annoying friends in Karate kid. Also i found her more and more attractive and engaging as the movie went on.

Their 'relationship' dynamic cracked me up. as problematic as it would be today, back in that era/place it's something that would be a conversation piece or an aspect people would make fun of. hardly anyone would be saying its criminal.
in some sense he had the upper hand. she liked his fame, and how easy everything came to him

even the contrast of how easy things were for this child who's kinda breezing trhough life. they generally didn't 'feel' that apart in age, (and she slipped with Cooper that she was 28 and not 25). but there were moments where their age difference felt pronounced, like when she got on the phone with that customer.

I think my favorite funniest moment from her was when she said "I'm a politician"

I could ramble on about this movie for a long time, but just don't ask me what it's about.