The Exploding Boy

IMDb link: 27169261
IMDb rating: 5.8 (111 votes)
Genres: Comedy
Director: Ian Southworth, Monty Wolfe
Cast: Parris Bates, Isis Eggleston, Kae Burris, Abel Cosentino and others

Release date: 18 Jan 2024
Release year: 2023
Runtime: 83 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: gay, male nudity, male rear nudity, 16 year old boy, puppet, high school, shirtless teenage boy, reference to jim henson

Plot:

Alex Silver dreams of becoming the next Jim Henson. Unfortunately, his life is no happy puppet show. His dad is overbearing, his school is oppressive, and even people in the neighborhood seem out to get him. But everything changes when Julius, a charismatic transfer student, enters his life. With Julius' upbeat optimism, Alex slowly learns to better himself, step by step.

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