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Lightning Bug

Lightning Bug (2004)

  • 38% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 63% of users liked it
    (1,217 ratings)

Robert Hall's drama Lightning Bug concerns a young man trapped in a small southern town with an abusive stepfather. The young man has developed a remarkable facility at creating make-up effects for horror films, and he hopes these skills will get him out of the town were his work is… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Apr 9, 2004 Wide
Starz

Critic Reviews

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    Though Lightning Bug does feature a number of positive aspects - particularly Harrison's subtle, effective performance - the film never quite achieves lift-off.

  • David Thomas, Filmcritic.com

    like a low-budget remake of 8 Mile

  • Eugene Novikov, Film Blather

    Everything's painted in the broadest of strokes and the autobiographical story never takes on a modicum of authenticity.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Reminiscient of David Gordon Green's excellent All the Real Girls combined with a Fangoria fan's mentality and a touching sense of real nostalgia.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bruce B


    This is a slow movie but still it will hold your interest. This movie is all Alabama. A young boy is dislikes his childhood, his town, and his mother's abusive boyfriend. He is a horror makeup Artist and lands a job at a local farmers attempt to set up a horror house for… More

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