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Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   993 votes
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Director:
Fritz Kiersch
Writers:
Greg Collins O'Neill (story) and
Murray Michaels (story) ...
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Release Date:
11 January 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama more
Tagline:
Where enemies are made, reputations are earned and love is the most risky affair of all. more
Plot:
A street rebel and his gang have trouble understanding themselves and their world. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
Robert Downey Jr.
 (From The Hollywood News. 16 December 2008, 7:32 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Great L.A. gang flick. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Spader ... Morgan Hiller

Kim Richards ... Frankie Croyden
Paul Mones ... Nick Hauser
Matt Clark ... Stuart Hiller

Claudette Nevins ... Page Hiller

Robert Downey Jr. ... Jimmy Parker (as Robert Downey)
Olivia Barash ... Ronnie
Panchito Gómez ... Mickey
Michael Wyle ... Eddie
Catya Sassoon ... Feather

Francis X. McCarthy ... Man at bus stop (as Frank McCarthy)
Art Evans ... Security guard
Herb Mitchell ... Mr. Russell
Ceil Cabot ... Secretary

Donald Fullilove ... Howard
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Additional Details

Runtime:
112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A body double was used for Kim Richards' nude scene. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In James Spader's first appearance in the film the patch on the back of his leather jacket is slashed with a car antenna. Although the patch is still slashed when he arrives at school the next day, it next appears fully intact later the same day at school while Spader is talking to Robert Downey, Jr. more
Quotes:
Jimmy Parker: Let me see your blade.
Feather: You'll never use it.
Jimmy Parker: Come on, maybe I want to clean my teeth, all right?
Feather: Be careful.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in To the Devil a Dog (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
We Walk The Night more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Great L.A. gang flick., 11 May 2000
7/10
Author: arturopanduro from Florida

This was one of my favorite movies growing up. The movie deals with a troublesome youth named Morgan Hiller (James Spader) who moves with his family to Los Angeles from Connecticut. One night, while bicycling through the city, he interrupts a robbery-in-progress by a gang. The gang leader's red-hot girlfriend, Frankie (Kim Richards) seems to be impressed with this new kid in town. They see him the following day at school and all hell breaks loose. There is a strong attraction between Morgan and Frankie, which makes for even more trouble with the gang leader, Nick (Paul Mones) and his posse. The soundtrack is good with a little bit of everything from instrumental to new wave. It also features music by Marianne Faithful, Southside Johnny, The Jim Carroll Band, and others. Lots of music, '80s campy fashion, and great fight sequences.

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