St. Augustine, Florida, 1969. An eight-year-old boy's wish to see the fireworks from atop the city's lighthouse is complicated by his odd neighbors, abusive peers, and hopeless parents. The young boy's seemingly simple goal develops into a struggle in which his life, both internal and corporeal, hangs in the balance
as Tommy Wheeler
as Ump
as Miss Millie
as George Burgess
as Bobby Mecklem
as Juan Lopez
as Tony Mazziati
as Mazziati Mother
as Mazziati Grandmother
as Mazziati Father
as Mazziati Brother
as Bear Hadley
as Connie Mae Wheeler
as Tom Wheeler Sr.
as Old Salt
as Miss Benson
as Principal Romano
as Pam Dupont
as Joan Kayser
as Sheriff Hank Bullard
as Deputy John Wagner
as Young Wife (uncredited)
as Musketeer (uncredited)
