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Tim Curry, Trini Alvarado, Robin Johnson, Peter Coffield, Herbert Berghof ... see more see more... , David Margulies , Anna Maria Horsford , Jay Acovone , Tim Choate , Ramon Franco , Tiger Haynes , Peter Iacangelo , Gerald M. Kline , Michael Margotta , Susan Merson , George Morfogen , Elizabeth Peņa , Miguel Pinero , J.C. Quinn , Larry Silvestri , Ben Slack , Alice Spivak , Ronnie Stevens , Billy Anagnos , Scott Franklin , Calvin Ander , Victoria Vanderkloot , Steve James , Charles Blackwell

Two runaway teens face life on the streets in New York City with a devil-may-care attitude and a punk-rock image. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 51 min.

Directed by: Allan Moyle

Release Date: October 17, 1980

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DVD Release Date: November 28, 2000

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Flixster Reviews (95)

  • ajv2688
    January 10, 2011
    ajv2688
    A great drama with good teen actors, I loved it, and I highly recommend it.
  • dpierrot
    March 13, 2012
    dpierrot
    Just had the opportunity to watch this again for the first time in many years. I was pleasantly surprised at how well this film holds up. There are some really great moments and performances. Specifically Robin Johnson as Nicky. Yes, the movie does have its problems. It's l... read moreittle adolescent and melodramatic at times, but then again its a movie about adolescents. Anyway, at the least, this film is a great time capsule of the real Times Square before it became Disney-fied.
  • jsbond008
    November 1, 2008
    jsbond008
    although the execution of the movie itself was lacking, it had a great script. It could have possibly been the unbelievability rate, the off-and-on poor acting, or maybe the drastic 80's low-budget movie feel that dissapointed me. However, the feeling of defiance was there, and T... read moreim Burton's radio personality made this movie somewhat though provoking. the common story of a rich girl who wants to be an outcast and finds a counter culprit but the friendship can only last so long because the rich girl will always need to go back to her roots just as the orphan will always be alone. I would love to make a re-make of this movie, setting it in Los Angeles and using the underground hipster to portray the sub-culture and have the rich girl own a loft in downtown Los Angeles and have her friend stay there etc. it could be good. hey flixsters give me some money i'll make a movie and the soundtrack will be incredible too! Overall, Times Square captures the innocence and desire of breaking free from shelter and being 'punk'.
  • eskaton666
    April 13, 2008
    eskaton666
    It's not that the performances weren't good: they were pretty good for what they were. It's not that I didn't find the NYC locations great: I did. The soundtrack was good, as well. Despite all that, it never really came together. Granted, the studio is greatly to blame for th... read moreat, but that's not my problem. What I saw, butchered or not, was just the seed of some potentially good ideas that never came to fruition.
  • ajverser
    October 8, 2007
    ajverser
    Loved the characters in this movie. It was very cool. They did their own thing, and it ended realistically. I heard that a lot of scenes were deleted though, and that's unfortunate, I would have like to see more.

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Laura Clifford
August 1, 2011
Laura Clifford, Reeling Reviews

...the film not only features a killer '80's soundtrack but it celebrates the pre-Disneyfied version of New York City, and Times Square in particular, just as forces like the fictional David Pearl wer... Full Review

Cole Smithey
November 30, 2007
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

A time capsule of the Times Square we miss.

Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Robin Clifford
August 5, 2011
Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews

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Emanuel Levy
July 4, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Jeffrey Westhoff
July 26, 2002
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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