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About
Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a young hustler and, after stealing a gangster's car, the two embark on an adventure down south in search of the hustler's estranged father.
Theatrical
Oct 2, 1987
Box Office
$3.4M
Budget
$10.0M
Return
0.3x
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Lorimar Film Entertainment
Cast
Full credits →D
Darius McCrary
Scam
R
Robert Joy
Dickie
R
Robert Prosky
Keegan
J
Jerzy Skolimowski
Doc
P
Paul Winfield
Johnnie Red
B
Brynn Thayer
Mom
B
Bill Hudson
Dad
J
Jim Antonio
Uncle Harry
H
Hutton Cobb
Bible Salesman
J
Joe Seneca
Ferryman
B
Beah Richards
Miss Hanks
O
Olivia Cole
Mrs. Newton
P
Pauline Brailsford
Science Teacher
S
Sherry Narens
Teacher #2
C
Cedric Young
Ghetto Bartender
T
Timothy Scott
Smiley
R
Ron Dean
Policeman #2
T
Tim Halligan
Policeman #3
W
Wilbert Bradley
Social Service Man
S
Shirley Spiegler Jacobs
Social Service Woman
