Michele (not verified) says:

I'm so thrilled to find another equally obsessed person with regards to Kicking and Screaming.

I, too, have the DVD AND the VHS (just in case). This movie had such a profound affect on me and one of my closest and oldest friends. We saw it in the theater together in Berkeley, CA and our conversations haven't been the same since.

Our emails often include "I've been to Prague," "Go away Cookie Man," or simply "Let's discuss" in the subject line. And I can never hear Buffalo Soldier without cracking up.

Of course, the movie also introduced me and my friends to Freedy Johnston and produced a similar obsession in the late 90s. I must have seen him at least 20 times in one year.

And of course, when we spotted Eric Stoltz at a party at Joe's Pub during the same time, we were compelled to accost him and express our love for the movie and Chet. Chet. Chet....

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