The read
A Balasaur Score of 58 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 47%, Metacritic 51/100. Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A coming of age story set in 1975 working-class Brooklyn, in which two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and their well-meaning but ineffective mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring scheme to steal enough money for the two to escape, timed around the chaos of an upcoming Rolling Stones concert. The sensitive younger brother, Brian, ultimately has a choice: remain loyal to the brother with whom he shares a powerful love-hate bond, or use his hidden talent as an artist as his own ticket out of their dead-end existence.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
36 audience votes
Key crew
- John GrayDirector
- John GrayWriter
- Melissa Jo PeltierDirector
Cast
- Nick ThurstonBrian Leary
- Geoffrey WigdorDanny Leary
- Karen AllenMargaret
- Stephen LangPatrick
- Peter RiegertWhitey
- Leslie MurphyShauna Friel
- Zachary BoothTodd McKay
- Robbie SublettRay Stone (as Robbie Collier Sublett)
- Anthony AmorimYoung Danny
- Daniel CarpenterGuy in Bar
- Regan MizrahiLittle Brian
