I grew up in a similar environment, perhaps more urban but not by much (when I grew up Germantown had farms, not townhomes). We, geeks, were picked on by jocks - 100% movie classic style. However, we weren't slack-jawed liars like the fetal alcohol kids of this movie. I did know a tard or too, but they weren't really entertaining (for me or the jocks for that matter).

This movie didn't real deal with the jocks though, it was more about the dorks. The jocks weren't that bad, but they didn't seem a big part of the movie. It wasn't friendly to the outsider, it was just a sort of Truman show of him. What am I missing?