Nobody Waved Goodbye (1964)

So, as I said in one of my previous reviews, this film in the precursor to Unfnimnishd Business, filmed 20 years later, with the same two actors reprising their roles, and the same diretor.  Whiel I am really impressed that they were able to make a sequel that look place 20 years later that takes place 20 years after the same film, the film doesn't really build on or continue the original story.

Even a bit odder, is in this film the lead character, Peter, played by Peter Kastner, is a very good looking young man, he is not parfictually good looking in the sequel.  Strangley, Julie, played by Biggs, doesn't really look outstanding in this original, so her look isn't all that different in the sequel.

I cam some what sypathize with Peter, in his ideas that he should not work for money alone, and appears to want to get more out of life.  While he seems stuck on the idea that all the adults are working jobs they don't like for money alone, I am rather shocked that no one said to him that they are doing the job that they want to do, feel it is a worthwhile career, and are happy with their life.   Peter suddenly decides that he doesn't want to study, and would rather work and be on his own, which offers no benefits to him, and his experieices would lead most other people to realize the benefit of completing high school and going on to college.

Also, John Vernon appears in this film, and it impossible to ignore his distinctive voice, as he made such a big impression in the films Animal House and is voice work in the animated movie Heavy Metal.

Being filmed and set in Canada, it is interesting that a few of the people they encounter have british accents.  I am guessing that Canada has a system that allows British people to settle there more freely than in the US, or perhaps I am reading too much into that.

The ending of the film is quite odd, as Peter abandons Julie, at her request, on the road side and leaves to go to another city, which was the idea that appeared to be Julie's  In the sequel, it appears that Peter and Julie had gotten married at some point, and then later divorced.  Also, Peter doesn't seem to impress upon his daughter Izzy, the mistakes he made, and she almost repeats his exact same mistake.