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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 August 1954, New York City, New York, USA
10 August 1990, Fort Hood, Texas, USA
28 May 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA
October 11, 1982 in New York City, New York, USA
4 April 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA
7 March 1980, Watchung, New Jersey, USA
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.
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.