There is nothing really special about this movie that would make it stand out from the hundreds of movies that deal with a fat kid in high school. All the predictable and unrealistic stuff happens (smart,stays mentally stable, and the hot girl ends up liking him). What kept me in the movie was the genius decision of having George C. Scott in this movie. His protrayal of the grandfather was the kind of typical Scott display that gave the movie it's best scenes. As soon as he leaves the movie, the fate of this flick being in the forgotten category arrives. It's also kind of funny to see VanDerBeek in an "evil" role before he goes into teenage soap opera stardom. I gave it a 4 out of 10.
