Steve Moore is sixteen and lives with his younger sister, mother Cheryl and her boyfriend John, in a modest house in Bakersfield, California. An abusive and often intoxicated man, John rules the household, and though his attacks on Steve result in emergency hospital visits, Cheryl's loyalty is to her boyfriend. To protect her relationship with John, she "ditches" her son, having him arrested and locked in a correctional "mental" facility, before coercing her older brother Burt, who lives in Hollywood, to take him. Steve quickly discovers that Burt cannot even provide temporary lodging, but an administrator at his new high school directs him to a shelter for runaway kids where he soon learns to navigate his way.
as Steve Moore
as Mike
as Sally Donaldson
as Andy
as Kristy Moore
as Marcus
as Cheryl Moore
as Officer Brady
as Counselor
as Security Guard
as K-9
as Rob Conners
as Sally’s Mother
as Head Coach
as Tony Perez
as Doris Lapkin
as Mike's Mom (voice)
as Runaway
as Dana
as Restaurant Manager
as Sally's Girlfriend #1
as Sally's Girlfriend #2
as Sherry
as Maggy
as Jody
as Sally's Father
as Speedy
as Nurse
as Assistant Coach
as Student #2
