Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.
Cast
Sean Penn
Mick O'Brien
Reni Santoni
Ramon Herrera
Jim Moody
Gene Daniels
Eric Gurry
Horowitz
Esai Morales
Paco Moreno
Ally Sheedy
J. C. Walenski
Clancy Brown
Viking Lofgren
Robert Lee Rush
Tweety
John Zenda
Wagner
Tony Mockus Jr.
Warden Bendix
Alan Ruck
Carl Brennan
Erik Barefield
Terrell
Dean Fortunato
Perretti
Lawrence Mah
Ricky Lee
Jorge Noa
Carlos
Ray Caballero
Pablo
Martha De La Cruz
Mrs. Moreno
Ray Ramirez
Mr. Moreno
Eugene J. Anthony
Robert Walenski
Marco A. David
Pacito
Michael Andrew Gorman
Detective Moran
Don James
Black Gang Leader
Jane Alderman
Woman Victim
Rick Rosenthal
Judge
Fran Stone
Vicki O'Brien
Omar S. Saunders
Johnson
Kevin Springs
Roberts
Eric David
Lineup Boy #1
John San Juro
Lineup Boy #2
Adam Pelty
Teen Gun Dealer
Robin Coleman
Squad Car Cop
Bill Martin Jr.
Truck Driver
Myles O'Donnell
Worker
Edward Kearns
Lineup Sergeant
Brenda Joyce Minor
Policewoman
Richard Lee Padget
Guard
Peter Kirkpatrick
Mess Hall Supervisor #1
David Barrett
Mess Hall Supervisor #2
Marvin Townes
Bad Dude #1
Aaron Holden
Bad Dude #2
Jason Gedrick
Inmate (uncredited)
Crew
Rick Rosenthal
Director
Richard Di Lello
Writer
Antony Gibbs
Editor
William Essary
Second Film Editor, Assistant Editor
Bruce Surtees
Director of Photography
Donald E. Thorin
Director of Photography
Aubrey Head
Color Timer
Thomas J. Mack
First Assistant Director
Pat Kehoe
First Assistant Director
Bob Roe
Second Assistant Director
William M. Elvin
Second Assistant Director
Katterli Frauenfelder
Second Assistant Director
Marsha Morgan
Assistant Production Coordinator
Robert H. Solo
Producer
Marty Hornstein
Producer, Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
J. Michael Riva
Production Design
Frank Miller
Camera Operator
Brian C. Glover
Assistant Camera
William R. Nielsen Jr.
Assistant Camera
Rob Hahn
Assistant Camera
Kirk Bales
Dolly Grip
Ted Churchill
Steadicam Operator
Howard Feuer
Casting
Mary Gail Artz
Casting
Elizabeth Geddes
Casting
Jane Alderman
Casting
Jeremy Ritzer
Casting
Jay Hurley
Costume Design
Mickey Antonetti
Costume Design
Kathe Swanson
Hairstylist
Jay Cannistraci
Makeup Artist
John Elizalde
Sound Editor
Art Rochester
Sound Mixer
Jack S. Wiener
Sound Recordist
Dan Wallin
Scoring Mixer
Richard Thornton
Boom Operator
Don MacDougall
ADR & Dubbing
Richard Tyler
ADR & Dubbing
David Dockendorf
ADR & Dubbing
Bob Shelley
Special Effects
Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Douglas M. Lackey
Music Editor
Billy Martin
Transportation Captain
Richard Padgett
Transportation Coordinator
Paul Stanley
Standby Painter
Harry N. Haase
Standby Painter
Richard Reams
Set Decoration
Maher Ahmad
Set Designer, Art Direction
George Stokes
Construction Coordinator
Don Smetzer
Still Photographer
Bob Coyle
Still Photographer
Sioux Richards
Script Supervisor
Peter Davidian
Best Boy Electric
Stephanie Moore
Location Manager
Billy Higgins
Location Manager
Joan Merlo
Production Office Coordinator
Walter Robles
Stunts
Gray Johnson
Stunts
Ron Oliney
Stunts
Dean Jeffries
Stunts
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Denver Mattson
Stunts
Aaron Holden
Property Master
Dennis Lindbergh
Assistant Property Master
Donald Schmitz
Best Boy Grip
Rochell Linker Goodrich
Actor's Assistant
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Daniel R. Jordan
Key Grip
Charles Saldaña III
Key Grip
Jeffrey R. Renfrow
Key Grip
Tom Stern
Gaffer
Robert Swander
Gaffer
James F. Boyle
Gaffer
Paul Pascarella
Title Designer, Title Graphics
Graham Henderson
Executive In Charge Of Production
Lynn Hendee
Executive In Charge Of Production
Michael Sudalnik
Craft Service
Anne Strick
Unit Publicist
Gordon Meloeny
Leadman
