Storyline

After their parents divorce, 12-year-old Josh (Jacob Tierney) and 7-year-old Sam (Noah Fleiss) decide to go on an underage road trip. Sick of being ferried between their distant mother and remarried father, Josh and his brother steal a car and set out for Canada. The runaways' journey gets more interesting when they pick up a drifter named Alison (Martha Plimpton). More bizarre yet, Josh has convinced his little brother that he's a "Strategically Altered Mutant."

Plot Keywords

brother, drifter, boy, mother, father, runaway, amusing, madcap, tender, car, highway, united states, canada, divorce, road trip, siblings, car theft, running away, friendship, adventure, escape, growing up, 1990s

Short Review

Tierney is funny and convincing as Josh, channelling his pain into fights or fibs. And, as the perplexed dad, Stephen Tobolowsky cements his status as the cinema's foremost nerd-interpreter.

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