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25/03/1983 Crime, Drama, Thriller 2h 3m
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There's only one person left who believes Mick O'Brien can make it... Mick O'Brien.

Overview

Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.

  1. Rick Rosenthal

    Director

  2. Richard Di Lello

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Sean Penn

    Mick O'Brien

  2. Reni Santoni

    Ramon Herrera

  3. Jim Moody

    Gene Daniels

  4. Eric Gurry

    Horowitz

  5. Esai Morales

    Paco Moreno

  6. Ally Sheedy

    J. C. Walenski

  7. Clancy Brown

    Viking Lofgren

  8. Robert Lee Rush

    Tweety

  9. John Zenda

    Wagner

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-28
Sean Penn is "O'Brien" who is sent down for the accidental killing of an eight year old lad. His time in prison subjects him to the usual pressures and bullying but he allies with the shrewd electronics whizz "Horowitz" (Eric Gurry) and slowly but surely starts to learn the ropes, turn the tables and thrive. When he learns that the older brother of the dead boy has seriously assaulted his girlfriend "JC" (a few, sparing, contributions from Ally Sheedy) and is now incarcerated in the same institution, a deadly reckoning is on the cards with "Paco" (Esai Morales). Penn never did shy away from th...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$9,190,819.00

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