The Little Fugitive

This honest, independently produced slice of Americana was barely noticed at the time of its release. The almost neo-realistic film portrays Joey (Andrusco), a seven-year-old Brooklyn boy, and his older brother, Lennie (Ricky Brewster), who gets stuck babysitting when a family emergency forces their mother to leave the boys alone overnight. In order to weasel out of his responsibility, Lennie and his friends con Joey into thinking he's killed Lennie with the gun one of the boys has "borrowed" from his dad. Being a staunch cowboy movie fan, Joey believes he has indeed committed a murder, and runs away. He takes refuge at Coney Island, forgetting his guilt long enough ...