During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.

A teenager pursues his childhood dream of becoming the best at reverse running.

Two brothers: one a drug-dealing layabout, while the other is a hardworking "model son." When the one begins straightening himself out by becoming a high school track star, the other is jealous and retreats into alcohol.

A special-education teacher helps his students, trains them, and looks for ways to take them to where they are dreaming to go: space camp.