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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.
4 April 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 August 1981
25 September 1969, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
October 11, 1982 in New York City, New York, USA
7 March 1980, Watchung, New Jersey, USA
4 October 1977, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
4 August 1954, New York City, New York, USA
10 August 1990, Fort Hood, Texas, USA
26 May 1959, Wisconsin, USA
6 April 1982, Portland, Oregon, USA
28 May 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA
April 13, 2004
like a low-budget remake of 8 Mile
April 10, 2004
Everything's painted in the broadest of strokes and the autobiographical story never takes on a modicum of authenticity.
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.
April 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.