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Ricky Busker, Darius McCrary, Robert Joy, Robert Prosky, Jerzy Skolimowski ... see more see more... , Paul Winfield , Jim Antonio , Wilbert Bradley , Pauline Brailsford , Olivia Cole , Ron Dean , David Dunard , Ellen Geer , Tim Halligan , Oscar Jordan , Janet MacLachlan , Jack Orend , Beah Richards , Antoine Roshell , Timothy Scott , Joe Seneca , Dick Sollenberger , James Spinks , Michael Stoyanov , Brynn Thayer , Cedric Young , Hutton Cobb , Mitch Beasley , Andrea Bebel , Sephus Booker , Richard Caine , Bernard Chestleigh , Jeffrey Harris , Shirley Spiegler Jacobs , Michael Krawic , Elise Langan , Lorraine Matthews , Maria McCrary , Sherry Narens , Hank Underwood , Ken White , Frank G. Rice , Dave Adams , Bill Hudson , Rucky Busker , Darius Mc Crary

Consumed by grief when his father is felled by a heart attack, 11-year-old Obie (Ricky Busker) runs away from his white, upper-class surroundings. He ends up in a particularly dismal Chicago ghetto ne... read more read more...ighborhood where, after enduring a beating administered by gang members, he is befriended by streetwise black youth Jeremy "Scam" Henderson (Darius McCrary). The two become partners in crime, leading to a deadly situation involving a pair of professional hit men. Just when it seems things can't get any worse, they do. Robert Prosky co-stars as a slimy pawnbroker. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Robert Mandel

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  • jklein8787
    June 7, 2007
    jklein8787
    Unknown 80's movie that is really dark and depressing at times. Just a weird little film, worth seeing if you can find it.

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Clint Morris
March 31, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole

A hip comedy classic that's as much fun as it is a blast from the past

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 25, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Scripter Joe Eszterhas and director Robert Mandel squander most of the riches of this story by focusing on the boys' combat with two drug dealers.

Walter Goodman
May 21, 2003
Walter Goodman, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 21, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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