this film be a true story about a young california man bear with a rare brain tumor that give his a head a large and disfigured shape and play by eric stolz . he be raise by his biker mother and cher and her friend that come and go . his mother desperately want him to live a life like a normal teenager and insisting that he get enrol in public school and such . we be take through the young man journey through life and the difficulty he face with friend and girl and as well a his increase frustration with these difficulty . cher give one of her great performance here and as do laura dern a the blind girl that stolz meet at a summer camp for the disabled . truly a memorable and gripping film that will stay with you for many year .