DifferentDrummersisbasedonatruestoryabouttwounusualboysinSpokane,Washingtoninthemid1960s.Inthismoreinnocenttime,whenbodybuilderJackLalanneruledtheairwaves,thetwoheroes,acoupleofelementaryschoolstudents,makeaboldattempttotriumphovermortalitythroughfriendship.ElevenyearoldDavidisslowingdownandisnowwheelchair-boundbymusculardystrophy,whileLylecan'tstopspeedingup.Backthen,hewasreferredtoashavingaconditioncalledMDB(MinimalBrainDysfunction)buttodayhewouldbediagnosedwith"AttentionDeficitDisorder."LylewantsmorethananythingtogetDavidoutofhiswheelchairandrunningagain,andheconcoctsawildschemeinvolvingascienceproject,somefiremen,drummers,theschoolprincipal,acopandahand-walkacrosstheschoolgymnasium,amongotherthings.Itworkslikethis:InspiredbyhisTVidol,Lalanne,andhismessageof"intestinalfortitudeandwillpower,"LylemanagestoconvinceDavidthat...