[1][2] An offbeat subversion of the coming-of-age genre, the film features an expansive ensemble cast of over 100 performers, including cameo appearances by actors Lori Beth Denberg, Danny Tamberelli, Aaron Schwartz, and Clayton Snyder.

When they finally arrive at Monty's, a local delicatessen, the clusters of teens join together in a surreal ceremony of food, dance, and romantic angst that will determine the course of their lives forever.

Realizing he’ll never be a musician and be stuck at Monty’s for good, he burns the strings of his guitar and then smashes it with his foot while his burnout buddies drive him home.

[6]Director of Photography, Carson Lund, describes the stylistic choices as: ... an eccentric middle ground between art cinema polish and the simplicity of Nickelodeon shows Tyler and I fondly recall from our youth.

[5]Richard Brody of The New Yorker commented in his review that the film "has an aching tenderness of a rare power" and that it "has the uncanny echo of a disturbing real-life dream".

[8] Linda Keršnerová of MUBI praised the film as "wildly enjoyable" and "a distinctive and fresh piece of cinematic art" in her review from the 72nd annual Locarno Festival.

[11] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe writes in his review that the film is "haunting and hard-to-pigeonhole... a work of gentle, genuine American surrealism".