ジュード・ロウ主演によるリメイクでも話題を集めた作品。バート・バカラック作曲による有名なテーマ曲や、ジャズ・スタンダードにもなったソニー・ロリンズによる劇中音楽など、音楽の魅力が光る名作。主演はマイケル・ケイン。

Two spoiled Beverly Hills sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.

Paul, a rich English boy, and Michelle, an orphaned French girl, run away from home to a remote beach. Living on their own, their friendship grows into love.

Taking place approximately three years after the events in Friends, Paul and Michelle follows the family of Paul Harrison and Michelle Latour-Harrison after they have been reunited. Paul has to cope with the difficulties he faces balancing work, college, and trying to maintain their family as well as a new love interest for Michelle.