Plot
Steve Moore is sixteen and lives with his younger sister, mother Cheryl and her boyfriend John, in a modest house in Bakersfield, California. An abusive and often intoxicated man, John rules the household, and though his attacks on Steve result in emergency hospital visits, Cheryl's loyalty is to her boyfriend. To protect her relationship with John, she "ditches" her son, having him arrested and locked in a correctional "mental" facility, before coercing her older brother Burt, who lives in Hollywood, to take him. Steve quickly discovers that Burt cannot even provide temporary lodging, but an administrator at his new high school directs him to a shelter for runaway kids where he soon learns to navigate his way.
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Cast
Austin O'Brien
Steve Moore
Demetrius Navarro
Mike
Arielle Paul
Sally Donaldson
Esteban Powell
Andy
Caitlin Sedio
Kristy Moore
Arif S. Kinchen
Marcus
Susan Johnston
Cheryl Moore
Carmine Caridi
Officer Brady
Rosamond Rice
Counselor
Sergio D. Acosta
Security Guard
Joseph Aguilar
K-9
Ian Carlson
Rob Conners
Kaline Carr
Sally’s Mother
Robert Dryer
Head Coach
Jack Forcinito
Tony Perez
Kristin C. Francisco
Doris Lapkin
Lydia Blanco Garza
Mike's Mom (voice)
MJ Gazali
Runaway
Karen S. Gregan
Dana
Christopher Ivins
Restaurant Manager
Lynne Jacobellis
Sally's Girlfriend #1
Marion Kerr
Sally's Girlfriend #2
Cheselka Leigh
Sherry
Mya Michaels
Maggy
Farren Monet
Jody
Allen Perada
Sally's Father
Todd A. Robinson
Speedy
Shannon Schwiebert
Nurse
Anthony 'Ace' Thomas
Assistant Coach
Dalton Toledo
Student #2