Mick O'Brien (Sean Penn) is a juvenile delinquent. Paco Moreno (Esai Morales) picks on his girlfriend J. C. Walenski (Ally Sheedy). He decides to hold up Paco with his best friend Carl Brennan (Alan Ruck). It goes horribly as Carl and Paco's little brother are both killed. Mick is placed in juvenile prison and befriends cellmate Horowitz. Viking Lofgren (Clancy Brown) and Tweety are the boys in charge. He takes them on and becomes the top dog. His case worker Ramon Herrera (Reni Santoni) tries to reform him. Paco brutally rapes J. C. and is sent to the same prison. Paco faces off against Mick with the help of Viking and Tweety.
This is a gritty prison movie that is more like a 70s exploitation movie. The big reason to see this is Sean Penn. He showed great range coming off of 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'. He is both the troubled kid and the sweet kid. He's the delinquent you want to save but is also liable to strike out at you.
This is a gritty prison movie that is more like a 70s exploitation movie. The big reason to see this is Sean Penn. He showed great range coming off of 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'. He is both the troubled kid and the sweet kid. He's the delinquent you want to save but is also liable to strike out at you.