Themes of love and sexual ambiguity are explored, though no sexual acts are actually seen.

A brief reference approving of domestic violence. Jim says of his father, "If he had guts to knock Mom cold once, then maybe she'd be happy and then she'd stop picking on him."

This film is pretty violent for the time and violence is presented realistically albeit being not too graphic.

Contains moderate violence throughout the film.

Two young men fight with switchblades and stab each other with them. In a later scene, the resulting wounds can be seen through a character's shirt.

A few characters are shot; however, these instances of violence lack great detail.

A character drives a car over a cliff and perishes. The car is seen exploding from a distance.

Some characters intimidate others by shaking and/or strangling them.

1 use of tramp

Contains infrequent casual smoking.

A teenager appears to be heavily intoxicated and behaves in an eccentric manner.

A domestic dispute occurs between a child and his parents. He eventually threatens his father by strangling him but is quick to relent and is appalled by his actions.

A daughter's affections towards her father are regularly rejected. She cries upon revealing that he referred to her as a "tramp".

The film deals with themes of adolescence, disillusionment with the human condition and imitable behaviour that may require adult guidance.