

Shimmer
Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There.
7.82 votes on TMDB1993Movie1h 35m
The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention center, where two boys befriend each other.
Cast
- M
Marcus Klemp
John 'Spacy' Callahan
- E
Elijah James Shepard
Gary Finch (as Elijah Shepard)

Mary Beth Hurt
Mother

Tom Bower
Mr. Speck
- C
Clem Tucker Jr.
Teats Bower

Patrick LaBrecque
Tony Kemler

Jake Busey
Richard Halverson

Michael Hyland
Davey Rydell

Robert Breuler
Mr. Kibby
- M
Mary Forcade
Mrs. Speck

Benjamin Salisbury
Young Spacy

William Francis McGuire
Father
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