▁sight ▁amongst ▁the ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁bl onde ▁ha ired ▁beaut ies , ▁that ▁res ide ▁in ▁Summer ▁Bay ". ▁ ▁Edward ▁is ▁first ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁beach . ▁Will ▁Smith ▁( Z ac ▁D ray son ) ▁makes ▁fun ▁of ▁his ▁unusual ▁g oth ▁appearance ▁but ▁Edward ▁respond s ▁in ▁an ▁equally ▁sar cast ic ▁manner . ▁He ▁later ▁saves ▁Dun can ▁Stewart ▁( Br end an ▁McK ens y ) ▁from ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁bul lies ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁ear ns ▁an ▁inv ite ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁te ens ▁at ▁the ▁car avan ▁park ▁for ▁their ▁go ▁k art ▁tri als . ▁Edward ▁st uns ▁everyone ▁by ▁getting ▁the ▁best ▁lap ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁interrupted ▁by ▁their ▁new ▁school ▁principal , ▁Jud ith ▁A ck ro yd ▁( An na ▁H ruby ) ▁who ▁Edward ▁reve als ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁mother . ▁ ▁Donald ▁Fish er ▁( N orm an ▁Cob urn ) ▁recogn ises ▁Edward ' s ▁name ▁as ▁he ▁knew ▁his ▁father , ▁Edward ▁S nr ▁( Peter ▁Sum ner ) ▁at ▁University . ▁Edward ▁S nr ▁died ▁of ▁Hun ting ton ' s ▁disease ▁and ▁Edward ▁is ▁fully ▁aware ▁that ▁he ▁may ▁well ▁have ▁inherited ▁it ▁from ▁him . ▁Edward ▁quickly ▁be fri ends ▁P eta ▁Jan os si ▁( A le et za ▁Wood ) ▁and ▁Mitch ▁Mc Coll ▁( C amer on ▁Wel sh ). ▁He ▁helps ▁P eta ▁stage ▁a ▁mem orial ▁service ▁for ▁her ▁late ▁grand m other