Eric Stoltz, Cher, Laura Dern and Sam Elliott star in this emotional tearjerker based on a real life story. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Rocky Dennis is a teenager with a deformed skull as a result of a rare bone disease, tries to cope with the inevitable high-school taunts as well as the fact that he could die at any time. Rocky struggles to find social acceptance with the help of his unconventional biker mother, who is determined to help him live life to the full. They are forced to battle prejudice from all sides, not least from a headmaster who takes drastic action in an attempt to ensure the boy cannot attend his school.