Release Date: 1985
DVD Release Date: August 12th, 1998
PG-13|2 hr 0 min
Plot Summary
Rocky Dennis (Eric Stoltz) is an intelligent, outgoing and humorous teenager who suffers from a facial deformity called "lionitis" and has now outlived his life expectancy. While his mother, Rusty (Cher), struggles to fight for his acceptance in the public school system, he proves himself to be a highly accomplished student. Though Rocky endures ridicule for his appearance, he finds love and respect from his mother's biker gang family, and even experiences his first love.
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Cher , Sam Elliott, Estelle Getty, Richard Dysart, Laura Dern, Harry Carey Jr., Lawrence Monoson
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Keywords: Tense, School, 1980s, Melodramatic, Love, Mother, House, Witty, Growing up, Underdog, Los Angeles
