William Wyatt (Emory Cohen) is a gifted high school kid with a photographic memory. He steals cars, deals in mushrooms, and likes to get high. His antics land him in the Bernville Camp for Boys, a juvenile boot camp. Here we have the typical sadistic guard (Paul Sparks); the director (John Leguizamo) who turns a blind eye to what is happening in his camp; and a nurse (Heather Lind) with Mr. Jones still on her back.
William's gift allows him to make friends in all the cliques as he tries to save Nathan (Al Calderon) a kid who is seriously ill and not getting the proper medical attention he needs.
The story is "inspired by true events" and is one of a number of juvenile camp films out there, all with basically the same prison plot line, i.e. new person, makes, friends, evil system, revolt. My favorite ones have Pamela Grier in them, and their was an interesting one with a ghost. This one is of a more serious nature and is made watchable because of the likeable unpredictable bad boy character of Billy Wyatt.
I think they could have come up with a better title. I would avoid IMDB on this film as they have posted a plot spoiler review.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. Fighting violence.
William's gift allows him to make friends in all the cliques as he tries to save Nathan (Al Calderon) a kid who is seriously ill and not getting the proper medical attention he needs.
The story is "inspired by true events" and is one of a number of juvenile camp films out there, all with basically the same prison plot line, i.e. new person, makes, friends, evil system, revolt. My favorite ones have Pamela Grier in them, and their was an interesting one with a ghost. This one is of a more serious nature and is made watchable because of the likeable unpredictable bad boy character of Billy Wyatt.
I think they could have come up with a better title. I would avoid IMDB on this film as they have posted a plot spoiler review.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. Fighting violence.