12 Bucks (1998)

Johnny and Tanner are two brothers raised in a violently dysfunctional family with a brutal psychopath for a father One day their fathers abuse of their mother goes too far and tragedy strikes Tanner winds up in jail and Johnny is sent to a foster home where he finally knows a stable life and a caring family Years later Johnny Scott Waugh is a college student with good marks and good prospects ahead of him while Tanner Sean Graham is trying to dig himself out of a life of crime Tanner calls Johnny and asks him for a favor hed like his brother to vouch for him in a hearing with his parole officer in Hollywood Johnny agrees but then discovers that the hearing isnt in nearby Hollywood CA but on the other side of the country in Hollywood FL A promise is a promise and Johnny and Tanner hop in Tanners ancient Lincoln Continental with only 12 dollars to their name hoping the fates will guide them safely to the East Coast