A "John Wayne meets Hugh Hefner" philosophy of life... if you consider Hef a...

[first line, voiceover] Chuck Norstadt: It was a good dream, my best one. Everything was perfect. My mother was proud of her son's wings. My half-sister, Meg, lost her braces. My other half-sister, Gloria, had realized my intellectual superiority and was quietly respectful to me. My stepfathers were slaves, captured in battle. And there was a WAC by my side, not too bright, not too loud, hugely attractive. It's a good dream: a "John Wayne meets Hugh Hefner" philosophy of life... if you consider Hef a philosopher... or John Wayne. But whatever the dream, there's always a face that I can't see, that I keep missing, out there beyond the edge of the crowd.

Class of 1972... dismiss! 'Everything was perfect.' Charles! Darling, I am so proud of you. Thank you, Mother. Charles, your mother and I are pleased. Thank you, sir. We'll see you at dinner, honey! See you at eight! I'll see you guys later. 'But there's always a face before me now... somewhere beyond the edge of the crowd.'