Rocky Dennis

In 1978 in Azusa, California, Rocky Dennis (Eric Stoltz) suffers from a skull deformity. He is accepted without question by his mother's biker boyfriend, and has a "biker family" and his maternal grandparents, who share his love of collecting baseball cards. But he suffers from fear, pity, clumsiness and ridicule from those who are unaware of his humanity, his humor and his intelligence. Rocky's mother, Florence "Rusty" Dennis (Cher), is determined to give Rocky as normal a life as possible, despite her own way of life as a motorcycle gang member, as well as a relationship. Tense with her parents. "Rusty" laughs at the doctors who predict six months to live for his son ("they've been telling me that for years," he snaps) and fights for Rocky's inclusion in formal education in high school, facing a principal. of school that prejudges Rocky as mentally retarded and wants to send him to special education, even though his appearance has not affected his intelligence. The boy suffers from recurring headaches, which are calmed by his mother using mental relaxation techniques and positive thoughts, without medicines of any kind.

deformity in the skull

kind, calm, intelligent

masculine