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MISFIT is a heartbreaking coming-of-age comedy about a thirteen year old boy named JP who finds the power in his dreams to overcome the obstacles of 8th grade. A movie about personal and sexual identity as well as teenage mental health, MISFIT offers young people some reassurance as they navigate adolescence that the only way out of the madness is through it.
SYNOPSIS
JP is ignored by the girls at school, tormented by the boys, and threatened by his little sister’s babysitter. As JP’s DREAMS become more vivid and surreal, his carnal awakening dawns. However, his luck doesn’t improve. He asks out the most popular girl in his homeroom, but ends up going bowling with another girl. His teachers seem to be as clueless about JP’s identity as everyone else.
But when he bails 11th grade bad-girl Bridigit Arcieri out of a jam using his pluck and moxie, JP gains an ally.
After Bridgit invites JP to a party on a school night, JP defies his parents, sneaks out, and races to Bridgit’s house only to find that the party is just Bridgit, her friend Marcie, and Marcie’s boyfriend. So when Bridgit’s violently jealous ex-boyfriend shows up, JP is confronted with a human dynamic he’s not yet prepared to understand.
As the dawn breaks, he returns home just in time to do his morning chores and get ready for school. JP is wiser and stronger for his experience and finally is able to tell his mother she’s too hard on him. In the end, of course, nothing has really changed -- the girls still ignore him and the boys still torment him, but somehow we know JP is going to be okay.
Two visual styles
JP’s dreams steadily have greater influence on his waking life, so as the film progresses, the color and movement of his dreams permeates the fly-on-the-wall feel of his day-to-day reality, clarifying JP’s new relationship with the world.
