This so-so 1977 film stuck in my mind, if only for the ending, with the Kansas song, Carry On, Wayward Son.
In the DVD edition of this film, about a crazy Vietnam vet (Henry Winkler), the song is omitted. Sally Field and Harrison Ford are also in this film. It is mediocre, but, the use of the Kansas song at the film's end was what kept this film in my memory.
Alas, the film's studio, Universal, substituted a mediocre pop ballad for the Kansas song. Too often this is done in DVD releases. The tv show, The Odd Couple, is probably the most notorious example of this- with many of the classic Broadway tunes that Felix Unger sings removed from the DVDs due to the fees required to use the songs. One would have thought that such rights would have been bought up at the making of these shows and films.
Nonetheless, Henry Winkler, while never a great actor, gives a solid performance in this film. This was at the height of his superstardom as Fonzie, from the hit tv show Happy Days.
By contrast, the performances of Sally Field and Harrison Ford, are mediocre, at best. Granted, Ford has never been much of an actor, but Field is one of the best American actresses of the last 40 years.
Still, watch the film. Unfortunately, there are no clips from the film that are embeddable, so Google the film and watch the few that are available.
