Summary
Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight, he's noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+20)
Critics 49Audiences 69GoodWatch 60
Metascore49
User score7.6
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings3.3/5
Box office
46%of its budget back
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $9 M
Worldwide it made back $9 M of the $20 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for dramas, −8 min on the typical 109
typical 109101Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 56 more
Released
1992
March 6, 1992
34 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more17 people
- James MarshallTommy Riley
- T.E. RussellSpits (Leroy)
- Cuba Gooding Jr.Abraham Lincoln Haines
- Robert LoggiaPappy Jack
- Brian DennehyJimmy Horn
- Ossie DavisNoah
- Cara BuonoDawn
- RLRichard LexseeFather in Park
- John HeardJohn Riley
Jon SedaRomano- LSLance SlaughterShortcut
Vonte SweetTidbits
Debra StipeCharlene
Francesca P. RobertsMiss Higgins
Cie AllmanAlexa - Ring Card Girl (uncredited)
Benny UrquidezSpectator (uncredited)- KCKevin CaseyCollector
Directing · 1
- Rowdy Herrington Director
Writing · 3
- Robert Mark Kamen Story, Screenplay
- Lyle Kessler Screenplay
- Djordje Milicevic Story
Production · 3
- Frank Price Producer
- Stephen J. Roth Producer
- Kenneth Utt Unit Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Tak Fujimoto Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Harry B. Miller III Editor
- Peter Zinner Editor
Sound · 1
- Brad Fiedel Original Music Composer
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