I was 14 when this movie came out. It was a revelation of sexuality. Didn't know until now that it was a 1970's book. Ben Affleck is actually quite good here. He plays a sort of big brother role to the main character. Rose McGowen was relevant at the time as (brief) wife of Marilyn Manson, who released 'Mechanical Animals' a year after this film's release. Main character reminds me a bit of 'Tommy', from The Who. Can't wait to see this again, now that I know what the name of it is!