Class of '44
They've come a long way since that summer of '42
During the last years of World War II, Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie are coming of age. They went their separate ways when they graduated from high school in 1944. Benjie joins the Marines as Hermie and Oscy enter college. There, Hermie falls head over heels for another freshman named Julie, and the two old friends deal with a troublesome fraternity president who is in charge of hazings.
- Year: 1973
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Keyword: new york city, world war ii, college, male friendship, autobiography, sequel, coming of age, slice of life, hazing, high school graduation, high school friends, first love, childhood friends, maturity, fraternity initiation, fraternity house, life during wartime, 1940s, college freshman, college love, joining the army, coney island, new york city, phone booth, mature protagonist, off to college
- Director: Paul Bogart
- Cast: Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, Oliver Conant, Deborah Winters, William Atherton, Sam Bottoms
