Lightning Bug
The film is set in the South, about a young boy who longs to escape the misery of his childhood and the misunderstanding of his hometown. A gifted, self-taught, special effects make-up artist, Green dreams of going to Hollywood to make his own monsters.
25 September 1969, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
October 11, 1982 in New York City, New York, USA
26 May 1959, Wisconsin, USA
29 August 1981
7 March 1980, Watchung, New Jersey, USA
10 August 1990, Fort Hood, Texas, USA
4 October 1977, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
28 May 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA
April 10, 2004
Everything's painted in the broadest of strokes and the autobiographical story never takes on a modicum of authenticity.April 13, 2004
like a low-budget remake of 8 MileApril 08, 2004
Reminiscient of David Gordon Green's excellent All the Real Girls combined with a Fangoria fan's mentality and a touching sense of real nostalgia.August 07, 2005
Though Lightning Bug does feature a number of positive aspects - particularly Harrison's subtle, effective performance - the film never quite achieves lift-off.