Ah. Guess you had to be there, eh? I'm sure it would be seen as 'corny' by many folks of your age bracket, but if you strip-away the 80s cheese and sillyness, it has a lot of heart...and good writing...like a 'Rocky' story for the younger set...
My nephew is 20 something, and a pretty tough-skinned dude, and he enjoys the hell out of it...ya never know..