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Movie Description
A young Newark kid and his homeboys spend life on the street doing what they know best--boosting cars and selling them to chop shops. But the local police lieutenant is out to stop them at any cost, launching a deadly, illegal vendetta against his nemeses. Executive produced by Spike Lee.
Synopsis
Two black teenagers, Jason and Midget, live in poverty in Newark and are experts in stealing cars, either for fun or for money. While both friends have been in trouble with the law, Jason has a stable home and the hope of a better future, but Midget's life and dreams are less certain. The boys nemesis is Officer Rosco, a racist policeman who relentlessly pursues them, deeply resentful that the boys never serve any jail time. But when Jason, Midget, and their gang steal a policeman's car, the entire force is after them in a wild and deadly nighttime chase.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - Spanish
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
The film was shot on location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Glendale, Queens. The City of Newark refused to give the filmmakers permission to shoot in their city; Newark once had the highest rate of car thefts in the country.
Nick Gomez partly based the film on a series of articles in "The New York Times" about Newark teenagers.
The budget for the film was $4 million.
Industry Reviews
"...Sharron Corley is sensational....[The] film bristles with wit and fire..."
Travers
"...Explosive....A cry of rage and despair..." -- Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (04/28/1995)
"...A startlingly fresh portrait....Gomez really seems to have gotten inside the culture he's put onscreen..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy (01/23/1995)
"...Gomez is an interesting filmmaker....[He] has a good ear for dialogue..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (04/19/1995)
"...A gritty, ultravérité depiction..."
Premiere - Christine Spines (04/01/1995)
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