Made for TV, this movie was good enough to get released as a video as well. I think it, along with "Thief of Hearts" are 2 movies that come to mind as being good representatives of life in California in the early 80s -- for the "cool" people anyway. You'll enjoy this movie if you watch it without too-high expectations. The movie has no real message, but does make some points about relationships. I liked the relationship the protagonist, played by Mark Harmon, had with the waitress, or rather, the relationship she had with him. She knew he was "too good" for her to be in a full-time relationship with but she was willing to let him use her sexually (not in a mean way) just to have a piece of his time. And she never complained, nor was she surprised, when he walked away. Such is real life.
Review of Prince of Bel Air
