Lightning Bug

Description

A drama/thriller, 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. But the real demons of Green's life threaten to hold him back: a drunken stepfather who terrorizes his mother, a group of religious fanatics who want to destroy his work, and the love of a girl who can't let go of small town life.

Customer Reviews:

I see demons everywhere!!!.......2007-01-02

I just saw this movie and I am still sitting here stunned. I loved this movie. It really brings together who really are the "demons" in one's life. Being raised with this mentality myself, and spending many hours in therapy to rationalize what had happened to my childhood, I can sympathize with anyone that goes through this kinda "torment" and celebrate thier freedom when they are out of it. This movie is very like real life and very believable to the last second. I recommend this movie to anyone that has had hopes and dreams to achieve with minimal support and finally gets what the person wanted. Achievement!!!!!

GOOD MOVIE,I DIDNT EXPECTED!!!.......2006-11-26

I just saw this movie .WOW I really liked it, cast they done great job, acting & cast was SUPER!!!!!!!!!

Love the rock sound track, great music in this movie, Really got me, Because any youth have dream to become someone or having a talent to make it big one day in this crazy world. And is true!!And this guy, have talent for Halloween mask & special effects & makeup he makes, with the real "disturbing" & scary life drama he have, really got me in edge my seat and didn't let me go till end with a little twist I never thought going to comes like that...really liked it!!

I gives this movie with great scrip and cast a B+
Don't miss this movie for sure ,rent or buy whatever just see it at least once!

A strange but interesting movie.......2006-08-06

It's a odd but well done little movie. This young man wants to become a special effects artist. He's very good at making horror masks and scary creatures. You can't help but feel for the guy. His mom is...well...white trash. And the people around him are too. The people around him are so cartoonish it bothered me. But they did make them more real as the movie evolved. They became more real and likable. I could feel for his mother at the end.

One person besides the main character who was authentic was his girlfriend (acted by Laura Prepon of That '70s Show fame). At times, it seemed as if there are two normal people surrounded by the strange denizens of the small town they live in. Perhaps that was done intentionally.

This movie is a fine effort at being unique. It's a drama with touches of comedy and horror. It comes across as a B movie but again I think that was intended to feel that way.

Lightning Bug by director Robert Hall.......2006-07-05

This movie was filmed close to where I live. I honestly wasn't sure how good it was going to be. I was very suprised. This is an excellent movie! The story is well written, the characters are so real that it was easy to forget that I knew some of the locations in the film! I have watched it about 4 or 5 times already and would recommend it to ANYONE who likes down to earth suspense in small town locations. Truly a wonderful movie.

Good work Laura,Brett,Lucas.......2005-12-31

I rented this movie from my local video store because
I am a fan of Laura Prepon. Lightning Bug might not have drawn my attention otherwise. I like the movie and bought it to "vote with my dollar" in support of independent film makers. That 70'Show began airing when I was completely disgusted with TV for glamourising stupid dysfunctional BS. T7S is still one of very few shows I watch and I am still mad at Fox for screwing over Grounded For Life!
Lightning Bug is a permanent addition to my movie collection. The other customer reviews which slam it are full of crap,in my humble opinion. Mark in Indianapolis.