Lightning Bug(2004)

movie - first aired/released 2004-04-09 - 97 min - audience 6.6

Drama, Thriller, Horror

Directed by Robert Hall

In this drama thriller set in the South, a young boy named Green (Bret Harrison) longs to escape his unhappy life but feels trapped in his hometown. A gifted special-effects makeup artist, Green has big dreams of working in Hollywood. But the boy's personal demons -- a drunken, abusive stepfather, a group of religious zealots out to destroy his work and the love of a girl who prefers small-town life -- may stand in the way of his dreams.