the first ten minute of just look really dictate the direction most of this movie take . lenny ( ryan merriman ) be a 14 year old boy living in new york in the 50 . he have a burning desire to see two people have sex . who be the best people he have in mind . well and his own mom and stepfather of course . how pleasant . unfortunately for lenny and he be catch before he see anything and be send away for the summer to stay with his uncle and his uncle wife . lenny next plan be to see his uncle and his wife have sex . however and the wife be quite pregnant and they aren not currently sleep together . then lenny make a new friend . him and his buddy spend most of their free time hang around a couple of girl . they have a little club where all they do be sit around and talk about sex . the problem be . it not do in an innocent and charming 1950 sort of way . i be no prude by any mean and but i find it rather disturb listen to these kid talk about masturbation and blowjob and anal sex . that kind of rawness may work in a movie like kid ( 1995 ) but in this film it just seem pervert . gretchen mol be utterly waste here a hedy and a former bra model who become the object of lenny carnal desire . jason alexander need to stay a far away from the director chair a possible . for good or bad ( 1996 ) be awful and now this . what a waste . negative .