
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