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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Richard Di Lello (written by)
Release Date:
25 March 1983 (USA)
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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:
Sean Penn's best film next to Dead Man Walking
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Cast
(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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Runtime:
104 min | UK:123 min (original release) | Sweden:105 min | USA:123 min (original release)
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Color:
Color (Astrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
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:16
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Boom mic visible: When O'Brien and Horowitz are talking in the shower, the shadow of the boom mic moves back and forth on the wall when O'Brien walks away.
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Quotes:
Mick O'Brien:
I killed your little brother, but he's dead because you didn't look after him.
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Soundtrack:
Purgatory
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Why does Paco rape J.C.?more
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Sean Penn must have impressed audiences with his performance in this film after his first major role as a lovable goof and pothead in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, playing in his more familiar territory of sinister and brooding criminals. As film critic Roger Ebert stated for this movie, Sean Penn's character isn't just some misunderstood kid who's just lost and needs a little love and understanding (though he does seem to become a somewhat better person throught the movie). The first part of the movie opens with him robbing a woman breaking into her car, slugging a man trying to retrieve the womans purse, and then attempting an armed robbery from a fellow enemy of his selling drugs (with Spin City's Alan Ruck helping out). Anyway, I thought the movie was a very realistic and unexploitative film depicting inner-city youths of the early 1980's (though I think the film would do well today too and doesn't seem dated). All performances were great, but I thought the best performances came from unknowns Eric Gurry as Penn's brainy, but very crafty cellmate and Jim Moody and Reni Santoni as firm, but fair and compassionate counselors in the detention facility.