Parents need to know that this well acted and well-scripted '80s coming-of age film will be too adult for most kids under 12. Older kids get hooked by the appealing characters. We recommend an adult watch this one with them and discuss questionable behavior, including mockery, lying and teen drinking. Parents are absent from children's lives.
Positive messages:The victory in this story is when Lucas learns to be himself.
Violence:This is a football film with plenty of crashing bodies. The young lead is seriously injured in a football pile-on.
Sex:Heavy petting in a movie theater. Talk of "going all the way". A boy's shower scene contains jokes about the male anatomy.
Language:One use of the f-word and several milder expressions.