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Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.
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25/03/1983
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Sean Penn
Mick O'Brien
Reni Santoni
Ramon Herrera
Jim Moody
Gene Daniels
Eric Gurry
Horowitz
Esai Morales
Paco Moreno
Ally Sheedy
J. C. Walenski
Clancy Brown
Viking Lofgren
Robert Lee Rush
Tweety
John Zenda
Wagner
Tony Mockus Jr.
Warden Bendix
Alan Ruck
Carl Brennan
Erik Barefield
Terrell
Dean Fortunato
Perretti
Lawrence Mah
Ricky Lee
Jorge Noa
Carlos
Ray Caballero
Pablo
Martha De La Cruz
Mrs. Moreno
Ray Ramirez
Mr. Moreno
Eugene J. Anthony
Robert Walenski
Marco A. David
Pacito
Michael Andrew Gorman
Detective Moran
Don James
Black Gang Leader
Jane Alderman
Woman Victim
Rick Rosenthal
Judge
Fran Stone
Vicki O'Brien
Omar S. Saunders
Johnson
Kevin Springs
Roberts
Eric David
Lineup Boy #1
John San Juro
Lineup Boy #2
Adam Pelty
Teen Gun Dealer
Robin Coleman
Squad Car Cop
Bill Martin Jr.
Truck Driver
Myles O'Donnell
Worker
Edward Kearns
Lineup Sergeant
Brenda Joyce Minor
Policewoman
Richard Lee Padget
Guard
Peter Kirkpatrick
Mess Hall Supervisor #1
David Barrett
Mess Hall Supervisor #2
Marvin Townes
Bad Dude #1
Aaron Holden
Bad Dude #2
Jason Gedrick
Inmate (uncredited)
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Being an early favorite of when I first discovered the potential of Sean Penn. Really gritty film centered around some youths that are ‘raging against the machine’ and learned to fend for themselves on the street. It’s a good film if you can appreciate it in it’s own time and merit.
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Sean Penn is "O'Brien" who is sent down for the accidental killing of an eight year old lad. His time in prison subjects him to the usual pressures and bullying but he allies with the shrewd electronics whizz "Horowitz" (Eric Gurry) and slowly but surely starts to learn the ropes, turn the tables and thrive. When he learns that the older brother of the dead boy has seriously assaulted his girlfriend "JC" (a few, sparing, contributions from Ally Sheedy) and is now incarcerated in the same institution, a deadly reckoning is on the cards with "Paco" (Esai Morales). Penn never did shy away from th…
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Originally watched this on TV (WUTV Buffalo 29) and I vividly remembered the soda can scene - (although I thought he put them in a sock) plus the performances of Sean Penn and Esai Morales. I did not remember a young Ally Sheedy, Clancy Brown and Alan Ruck.
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