• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1991-10-11
  • Runtime129 minutes
  • TaglineWelcome to the American city. You buy your way in and you fight your way out. Who says it's a free country?
  • RevenueNot Available
  • GenreDrama
  • Production
    CompaniesEsperanza Films Inc., The Samuel Goldwyn Company
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.

Casts

Vincent Spano

Tony Lo Bianco

Joe Morton

Jace Alexander

Todd Graff

Frankie Faison

Gloria Foster

Angela Bassett

David Strathairn

Tony Denison

Kevin Tighe

Barbara Williams

Rose Gregorio

Josh Mostel

Joe Grifasi

Louis Zorich

Daryl Edwards

Bill Raymond

Lawrence Tierney

Stephen Mendillo

Michael Mantell

Jamie Tirelli

Tom Wright

Chris Cooper

Jude Ciccolella

Scott Schutzman Tiler

John Sayles

Maggie Renzi

Marianne Leone Cooper

Randle Mell

Steven Randazzo

Gina Gershon

Miriam Colon

Mason Daring

Olga Merediz

John Griesemer