The work attracted a great deal of attention, with comments on the book jacket finding particularly strong resonance among many people: "Fifth-graders grew up in a repressed era when boys had military style haircuts and girls could have hair no longer than one centimeter above the ears.
「我們希望以一種傳承及禮讚的方式，向這齣已有四十年歷史的電影致意，」陳耀圻說，藉著這齣外台戲，在秋高氣爽的夜晚與民眾一起歡唱，「可以讓大家一起享受老台北人的共同記憶，讓生活多一點美感。」