Little Boy Blue

Plot Summary

Living in the rural Texas panhandle is a dysfunctional family terrorized by an abusive dad. Ray West (John Savage) is a Vietnam vet with a war wound that has left him impotent. His family consists of a compliant wife (Nastassja Kinski) and a son of about 20, who have an incestuous relationship at his insistence. Ray also has two small sons who look a lot like their brother. Ray harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The eldest son, Jimmy (Ryan Phillippe), who sleeps out in the shed, has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town looking for a dead private eye.