Music

One thing that really embellished this movie as a period piece was the use of top 40 radio hits from the summer of 1961 playing in the background (The Shirelles, etc.). Top 40 radio of the 1950s-1970s has a "time and place" association. You hear a song, and it immediately reminds you of a time and place when/where/with whom you heard it back when. The summer of 1961 really belonged to Gary "U.S." Bonds (Quarter To Three, School Is Out, School Is In...).