Lightning Bug

A drama/thriller, set in the South, about a young boy who longs to escape the misery of his childhood and the misunderstanding of his hometown. A gifted, self-taught, special effects make-up artist, Green dreams of going to Hollywood to make his own monsters. But the real demons of Green's life threaten to hold him back: a drunken stepfather who terrorizes his mother, a group of religious fanatics who want to destroy his work, and the love of a girl who can't let go of small town life.

Lightning Bug is a 2004 drama movie directed by Robert Hall, starring Kevin Gage, Bret Harrison, Ashley Laurence. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.4/10 from 1,434 votes and runs 1h 37m.