Synopsis
Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark, New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world. Their favourite pastime is that of everybody in their neighbourhood: stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts when they steal a police car and the cops launch a violent offensive that involves beating and even shooting suspects.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Michel MarriottWriter
- Nick GomezDirector
- Nick GomezWriter
Cast
- Sharron CorleyJason Petty
- Gabriel CasseusMidget
- Saul SteinEmil Roscoe
- Donald FaisonTiny
- Gwen McGeeRene Petty
- Heavy DBo-Kane
- Roscoe OrmanJudge
- Christine BaranskiProsecutor
- Michele MorganCoreen
- Ellsworth DavisCisco
Stills
Themes
hip-hopnew jerseypolicebrutalitytroubled teenblack youths