In Flipped, a film about young love in the early 1960s by legendary director Rob Reiner, one of the unique aspects of its story is its use of alternate perspectives. While moving forward chronologically, the narrative itself flips back and forth between the viewpoint of the young Juli Baker and her neighbor/crush Bryce Loski. While Juli sees a particular event to mean one thing, Bryce sees it to mean another. While Bryce sees only one possible course of action to deal with the situation at hand, Juli never would have even considered the situation a situation. Even in Bryce and Juli's families, we see the very different climates that rule each home, that shape their relationships, and that in turn shape how they live life and treat those around them.

However, for its young stars, the making of Flipped presented them with yet another set of alternate perspectives and ways of looking at life and relationships: that of life in the early 1960s.

While at a press conference for the film in Los Angeles, both Cody Horn, who plays Bryce's older sister Lynetta, and Madeline Carroll, who plays Juli, said one of their favorite parts of getting to step back into the 1960s were the clothes.

"You're in heels and a formal dress in your own house," described Cody of the "dressed-up" style of the early 1960s that she enjoyed getting to emulate.

"The clothes were so fun to put on every day," added Madeline. "And weird too; we had pennies in our shoes!"

Another one of Madeline's favorite aspects of getting to temporary live in the 1960s—the cars and the bikes. "Back then, everything was decked out on the bike," said Madeline. "It made me think that bikes are like so ugly nowadays."

For Cody, the music was both an element of the era to which she was drawn and one which helped her to get into the mindset of an early 1960s teenager.

"I really listened to the music and tried to think about going to a prom or a dance and getting really excited about this song and what the music meant for this character," said Cody.

Recognizing the music's reflection of the impending cultural and political revolutions of the 1960s, Cody also took note of similar sentiments present in music and culture today and looked to her own feelings regarding modern areas of political debate and activism, such as the environment, for comparison.

"Feeling powerless and like I can't speak, I drew on that for the mindset for the character," described Cody.

Perhaps the biggest difference Madeline both noted herself and hopes that others will take note of was simply the way kids treated each other back then versus the ways she has grown up watching kids treat each other today.

Her first reaction when she stepped into the world of Juli, Bryce, and their contemporaries: "Wow! They're so much more pleasant to be around."

"Kids are so obnoxious nowadays," commented Madeline. Even when it comes to the roles she has to choose from as an actress, Madeline said everything is the same: "the bratty teenage daughter."

In contrast, pointed out Madeline, "[Juli] is so innocent and doesn't deal with that rudeness."

In particular, Madeline was struck by how much simpler love and romance of that era also seemed. "Back then love just seemed so innocent," Madeline commented. "Now, it's just a totally different story. These kids are doing things that they shouldn't be doing... You hear stories, and you're like, 'What?!' It's very risky and weird."

"The movie is just very, there [love] is, the innocence and simplicity," said Madeline. "I think it will be cool for them to be able to see how it was back then."

And for Madeline and Cody, only adding to the experience of being able to look at life through the perspective of a simpler, more innocent time were the many talented individuals with whom they were able to share the experience.

Even before she got the part of Juli, said Madeline, "I remember seeing Rob Reiner in the audition room—on the inside I was like screaming, and I was trying to be all normal on the outside. It was just an honor to be able to audition for him."

"Working with Rob and these people was a dream come true. I mean, John [Mahoney is a] legend!" added Cody. "One of the best things was just being able to sit around set and just soak up advice from everyone. It was really an honor for the younger folks."