 Writer/Director Russell P. Marleau gives the John Hughes-styled high school comedy an unusual twist in this touching, coming-of-age tale. It is the 1980 s -- and new wave angst and gender-bending fashion are all the rage. The new kid at school, Chance Marquis (Tad Hilgenbrinck of "American Pie Presents Band Camp"), is a somewhat awkward teenager who is the target of the school bully. To deal with this dilemma, Chance turns to the opposite ends of the high school spectrum for help. On one end is the flamboyant drag queen and at the other end, the varsity jock (Brett Chukerman of "Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds").  Chockfull of the comic conventions of the high school genre -- the idiot faculty, the good-hearted but misguided parents (Chris Mulkey, "North Country" and AMC s "Broken Trail"), the fairy tale reversal of popularity -- The Curiosity of Chance is a frothy bit of nostalgic filmmaking.  But like with the best of John Hughes, knowing the genre doesn t mean its story won t also touch your heart.