I first rented this film on VHS in the mid-1980's.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.

We had one of those old radios that my auntie listened to while I helped her in the kitchen. I must have been about 4 or 5, and I remembered this song that was so soothing. I heard it again on the trailer for MC once we got movie channels, and it brought me back to that warm kitchen with my auntie (who was long gone by then). I had to watch the movie.
The music was by John Barry with Toots Thielemans haunting harmonica.

I was around 15 or 16 and had to stay at my mother's house for some reason. The movie was on network TV and it was Christmas Eve, so I figured 'why not?'. The younger me thought it was going to have a happy ending with the boys living the life in Florida.
In a weird way, that one movie set a tradition that I watch something very anti-holiday on Christmas. Usually a killer Santa or a crime drama.

Curiosity about the movie that was rated X. Bought it on VHS. I think it is about time I upgraded lol

John Schlesinger, Dustin Hoffman, Waldo Salt - My love and admiration for them made me want to see it.

Same song in a parody in Futurama.

Lol, I saw it when it was first in the theaters.

The song and that it was rated "X". Saw it 1st time on network tv ABC.

I discovered it because of the AFI 100 years a 100 quotes list.
Ha. I had forgotten that. I would have never thought it would eventually become my favorite film of all times.

I saw it in the theater when I was 16. All these years later I still like the movie.

Had to watch it for a film history class apparently it was one of the first movies after the Mpaa was created to have sex in it but not be considered a porno