SYNOPSIS
    JACK (Yelchin) was already struggling with the usual adolescent demons,
when he noticed something unsettling -- his parents' marriage was coming to an
end.  He could feel the tension that existed between his mom, Anne (Stockard
Channing), and his dad, Paul (Ron Silver).  When his dad moved out, Jack knew
that his life was about to change forever.
    Since that fateful afternoon, both Anne and Paul have tried to make things
easier for Jack.  Anne has tried to be both mother and father.  Her new
boyfriend, Michael (Andrew Airlie), has done his bit as well.  Paul
overcompensates, and insists on taking Jack out for weekly dinners at
expensive restaurants.
    Finally, Paul summons the courage to tell his son about his new
relationship.  He's fallen in love -- with a man.  Jack is confused, revolted
and panicked by the thought of his dad with his new boyfriend, Bob (Paul
McGillion).  Why, he wonders, can't he have a perfect, normal family like his
best friend Max (Giacomo Baessato)?  Max's mom, Elaine (Wendy Crewson), is
perfect and while Max's dad, Steve (Erich Anderson), has a bit of a temper, at
least he's still with the family.
    Jack slowly comes to terms with his new family, but things get worse
before they get better.  There are nasty rumors, anti-gay graffiti and, of
course, the usual social difficulties that come with adolescence.  But Jack
soon finds out that he's not the only kid in school with a gay dad.  He
discovers that Maggie (Britt Irvin), the daughter of one of Paul's gay friends
and a beauty that Jack has had a crush on for ages, is in a similar situation.
Then, when things go terribly wrong on a camping trip with Max's family, Jack
finally understands: there is no such thing as a perfect family and his own,
flawed and broken though it may seem, is more caring and supportive and
stronger than he knew.