A coming-of-age story set in 1965 that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers. Everyone�s favorite teacher, Mr. Simon (Ed Harris), pairs Andy with the school�s biggest outcast and social pariah, Stanley, aka �Big G� (Alexander Walters), on a critical term project. Sporting thick orange hair, a head too big for his body and ears too big for his head, �Big G� has been the object of ridicule since grade school. Before long, Andy will learn that there was truly a method behind Mr. Simon�s madness as to why he teamed these two up. As the story unfolds, Mr. Simon finds himself the target of a malicious rumor after Principal Kelner (Amy Madigan) suspends a school bully for brutally beating up a female classmate whom he thinks has �cooties.� When Andy watches �Big G� fearlessly confront the school bully, a series of events are triggered which change the lives of both young men - and their teacher - forever. Much to Andy�s surprise, �Big G� is a brilliant, kind, tolerant and decent human being who has more dignity than anyone Andy has ever encountered.

Starring:

Ed Harris, Daniel Roebuck, Molly Parker, Chase Ellison

Genre:

Drama, Romance, Comedy