While in prison, he becomes increasingly dismayed at the absurdity of the events in which he's caught up. He's soon sent to prison, but what really screwed him more than the actual crime was the dim view that the system took of him, seeing a morally dubious young man with a serious disregard for law and order not only was he driving with a license that he claims he didn't know expired, but he hadn't been paying his parking tickets. Michael Sarrazin stars as William Popper, a college student who accidentally kills an old woman while driving in the rain one night. It tells a good story in a straightforward manner, refraining from indulging in any filler and giving impressive acting showcases to a fine bunch of actors. It's a thoughtful drama, adapted by Jon Boothe and George Sherman from the novel by Thomas Rogers. It seems almost forgotten nowadays, which really is too bad.
