Essentially recycling subplots, characters and themes from his acclaimed 1985 documentary STREETWISE, Martin Bell, in his feature debut, fails to find any new or compelling observations on Seattle's street scene.
Just released from prison for robbery, Jack (Jeff Bridges, who also co-produced) comes to Seattle to try to restart his life. But he's immediately addled by the arrival of his 14-year-old son Nick (TERMINATOR 2's Edward Furlong), who has fled his aunt's farm over friction with her new husband.
Jack grudgingly lets Nick live with him at the seedy SRO where he rents a room and begins a job as a window washer while trying to avoid temptations to return t...
Released:
1993
Rated:
R
Length:
113 mins