Directed by Curtis Hanson • 1986 • United States
Starring Howard E. Rollins Jr., Joanna Cassidy, David Ackroyd

Runaway teens from all over are drawn to the glitz and glamour of New York City. But beneath the seductive bright lights and promise of freedom lurks a sordid world of drugs and corruption—and it’s rapidly closing in on fourteen-year-old Eric (Brandon Douglas). Dodging hustlers and perverts, and ultimately forced to sell drugs to survive, Eric risks becoming another tragic statistic. Future Hollywood hitmaker Curtis Hanson (L.A. CONFIDENTIAL) brings enough authentic grit and grime to this made-for-TV drama to elevate it above the standard ’80s afterschool special.