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Plot

An unhinged city dweller becomes a vigilante as he tries to protect a troubled teenager. The fellow is Ernest, who came to LA in search of his fortune and who ends up addicted to coke and managing a pornographic video store. When he makes an awkward play for the boss's daughter, he loses his job. Unable to deal with it, he becomes really unstable. He murders his drug dealer and then becomes friends with the teen Christiane who is trying to cope with a stepfather who molests her and a mother who doesn't care. Ernest takes Christiane away from home and then helps her try to find her long-lost sister. Along the way he makes sure that anyone who ever harmed her is made to pay.
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
99min.
Theatrical Release Date:
12/22/1997
DVD Release Date:
09/24/2002
Director(s):
Themes:
Lone Wolves,Out For Revenge
Tone:
Tense
Keywords:
abuse,addiction,city-life,drugs,killing,loneliness,protection,rampage,revenge,teenagers
Language:
English