Anintelligent,eccentrichighschoolseniordevoteshislifetoindulgingtheeverywhimofthebeautifulgirlheadoresinthisquirky,dark-humoredcomedy.RoddyMcDowallplaysAlanMusgrave,anouckwhoimmediatelyfallsfortheschool'snewstudent,BarbaraAnnGreene(TuesdayWeld).Usinghisquickwits,hehelpsherwinacceptanceamongstthepopulargirlsandacushyjobintheprincipal'soffice.Neverdemandinganythinginreturn,Alandoesn'tevencomplainwhenshefallsforanupper-classcollegeboy,andhedoeseverythinghecantobringthetwotogether.However,astimepasses,thisseeminglywell-intentioneddedicationspinsoutofcontrol,withresultsthatbecomeincreasinglybizarreandevenpotentiallyfatal.Theirreverentattitudeanderratictonemaybeanacquiredtaste,butthefilm'saudacioushumorandidiosyncraticapproachhavewonitacultfollowing.~JuddBlaise,AllMovieGuide …