Based on the true story of May Lemke. Her adopted son Leslie was born with cerebral palsy. May teaches him basic survival skills through the years. In his teens, he suddenly manifests an ability to play classical music on the piano.
Sharon appears to be a normal 17-year-old girl with good grades, many friends, and a wonderful personality - hardly someone you think would be considering suicide. But her home life is constrained by the pressures and expectations of her parents. She slowly spirals downward, her mother at one point telling her that she has no business being unhappy. So, she gulps down a bottle of sleeping pills. She is saved, but for how long?
Byron Orlock, veterano ator de filmes de terror, decide se aposentar, pois acredita que seus filmes não assustam mais como outrora. Sua derradeira aparição pública será na estreia de seu último filme, num drive-in. Lá ele encontrará Bobby Thompson, um jovem aparentemente comum que após matar a mãe e a esposa saiu pelas ruas atirando ao acaso.
