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Overview
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25 March 1983 (USA) moreTagline:
In their world, if you're 17 and still alive you're a survivor [Video Australia] morePlot:
Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing Paco Moreno's kid brother. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
This Is Good Stuff. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Alan Ruck | ... | Carl Brennan | |
| Tony Mockus Jr. | ... | Warden Bendix (as Tony Mockus) | |
| Erik Barefield | ... | Terrell | |
| Dean Fortunato | ... | Perretti | |
| Lawrence Mah | ... | Ricky Lee | |
| Jorge Noa | ... | Carlos |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
104 min | UK:123 min (original release) | Sweden:105 min | USA:123 min (original release)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Astrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Canada:18A (Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Singapore:M18 | Canada:R (Canadian Home Video rating) | UK:18 | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R (#26898) | West Germany:16 | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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All the actors did their own stunts. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Paco's mother is packing her dead son's belongings away, Paco says to his mother "I have to do it!" It comes up as the same words on the screen twice. But when he says it the second time, he says something different in the language he is speaking. moreQuotes:
Horowitz: What are you afraid of?Mick O'Brien: I ain't afraid of anything.
Horowitz: Hey, after what you did to Viking and Tweety, you're IT!
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Don't Go Away moreFAQ
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Mick O'Brien (Sean Penn) is a Chicago lowlife who spends his nights mugging people. His world is torn apart when he accidentally kills the younger brother of a small-time drug dealer (Esai Morales). He then has to adjust to life in a juvenile prison; things get really sticky when Paco (Morales) rapes Mick's girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) and is sent to the EXACT SAME PRISON. And, as you can expect, they both want their revenge...
Tough as nails, hard-hitting, impressive tale of youth gone wild. This film is really entertaining and features an impressive group of actors. (Look for Alan Ruck of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Spin City" in an early role as an associate of Mick's who participates in an ill-fated robbery attempt.)
Overall, I liked it very much. It was certainly good enough to leave a lasting impression on me.
My rating is eight out of ten.