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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   3,908 votes
Director:
Rick Rosenthal
Writer:
Richard Di Lello (writer)
Release Date:
25 March 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
In their world, if you're 17 and still alive you're a survivor [Video Australia] more
Plot:
Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing Paco Moreno's kid brother. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
This Is Good Stuff. more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Penn ... Michael 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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Additional Details

Runtime:
104 min | UK:123 min (original release) | Sweden:105 min | USA:123 min (original release)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Astrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
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Company:
EMI Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Sean Penn broke his ankle during the scene where he runs through the woods after escaping the reform school. Production had to be shut down for eight weeks because of his injury. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Position of Paco when leaning up against the locker. more
Quotes:
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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Movie Connections:
References Halloween II (1981) more
Soundtrack:
Mr. Hate more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
This Is Good Stuff., 21 January 2003
8/10
Author: Scott LeBrun from Winnipeg, Canada

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.

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