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Lightning Bug
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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   692 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Robert Hall (writer)
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There are monsters standing in his way.
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
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(78 articles)
Hall Of Horrors! A Conversation with Rob Hall Part I
 (From Fangoria. 15 October 2009, 11:53 PM, PDT)

Hall Of Horrors! A Conversation with Rob Hall Part I
 (From Fangoria. 15 October 2009, 11:53 PM, PDT)

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Awesome Movie more (18 total)

Cast

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Bret Harrison ... Green Graves

Laura Prepon ... Angevin Duvet

Kevin Gage ... Earl Knight

Ashley Laurence ... Jenny Graves
Shannon Eubanks ... Ms. Duvet

Lucas Till ... Jay Graves
Hal Sparks ... Deputy Dale
Josh Todd ... Rusty Knight

Bob Penny ... Mr. Tightwiler
George Faughnan ... Billy Martin

Jonathan Spencer ... Tony Bennett
Austin Westfall ... Young Green
Kate Clemons ... Cashier
Jamie Avera ... Deputy Hollis
Donald Gibb ... Uncle Marvin (as Don Gibb)
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USA:97 min (US version)
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Trivia:
At one point in the film, Ashley Laurence picks up a copy of Fangoria magazine with a picture of Pinhead from Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) on the cover. Ashley Laurence starred in the first two Hellraisers and made an appearance in the third and sixth in the series. more
Quotes:
Billy Martin: She's my first cousin, and the cutest one I got, too. Like I always say, the closer kin, the deeper in.
[chucking]
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Features Skinned Alive (1990) more
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Jimmy Stewart more

FAQ

How much of the film is based on Robert Hall's life?
Where was the film shot? Was it the actual locations from Robert Hall's Youth?
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12 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
Awesome Movie, 7 April 2004
10/10
Author: sozment1 from North Carolina

I had the honor of seeing Lightning Bug a couple of months ago. It is a movie that has it all. It is beautifully written and directed by the very talented, Mr. Robert Hall. It is wonderfully acted by such stars as Bret Harrison, Laura Prepon and Hal Sparks, to just name a few.

A must see for any person who has ever had a dream and strived to achieve that dream. Green (Bret Harrison) has a dream. To leave this small rural town and make it big in Hollywood. Designing and building monsters for television/movies. This story is about his hard work, dedication and loyalty to his dream, regardless of the "monsters" in that small town trying to stop him. Will he make it? Will he and his newfound love, Angevin, leave the town and all the monsters behind?

Excellent movie!

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