In his low-budget first feature, filmmaker Chris Hart shows tremendous passion for the moving image. Similar care for the written word, however, would have helped.
Trying to raise enough money to flee an unhappy home run by an alcoholic father, in the absence of his mentally-ill mother, New York City youth Terry (Peter Byrne) reluctantly assists in theft, drugs, and gun-running. Racketeer Tommy (Michael Griffiths), Terry's regular employer, keeps moll Lyrica
(Melissa Duge) on a tight leash as both personal concubine and star prostitute. Appointed her chaperone, Terry falls for Lyrica. The pair plot to escape together, Terry rightly assuming that Tommy won't care...
Released:
1996
Rated:
NR
Length:
84 mins