A lizzard leaves home (like we've never seen this one before, i.e. American Tail etc.) to find himself. Boring and the voice Depp uses is the same he used for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, freaky.
Corey Haim as a bookworm teen who falls for the older girl, but she is interested in the football captain. This drama is one of the great teen films, sincere in all its attempts.
Excellent performances by a strong cast help this movie about a young soldier who returns home to find major changes. Larenz Tate proves to be a Denzel in his own right.