At one point Bobby sees a hockey game on TV. It shows Wayne Gretzky on the bench in an Edmonton Oilers uniform. A few seconds later the TV is visible again, and this time Gretzky is in an LA Kings uniform skating behind the net. Based on visual clues in this movie (Polaroid camera, the cars, lack of cellphones) - the movie is pegged to have taken place in the early 80s. Gretzky was not with LA until 1988.