Annie Dylan, Brad Pitt, Carrie Snodgress, Cyril O'Reilly, David Anthony Marshall ...( see more  see more... ) , Jack McGee , John Linton , Rick Schroder , Thomas Mikal Ford

Even-tempered Joe (Brad Pitt) dreams of obtaining a track scholarship. His brother, Billy (Rick Schroder), is a teenage rebel with a fiery temper who's recently been paroled from reform school. When J...( read more  read more... )oe talks Billy into joining a rival school's track team, he unexpectedly finds himself racing against his brother with the scholarship hanging in the balance. An interesting early role for Pitt (shortly before he became a sex symbol and megastar).

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R, 100 min.

Directed by: Sandy Tung

Release Date: January 1, 1989

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DVD Release Date: May 25, 2004

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  • February 11, 2008
    A film I surprisingly enjoyed, possibly because of my liking of the sport, but had a pretty good storyline too between the brothers. I'd expected this to be a 'look what Brad Pitt did before he was really famous type film.
  • May 31, 2009
    old school brad pitt lol
  • March 9, 2009
    Outstanding movie to watch
  • September 8, 2008
    Brad Pitt was in some real winners in his early days. What a load of crap this must be.
  • June 10, 2008
    I wish I could watch every movie ever made but I sadly don't have the time. I'm not interested in this movie because I don't think I'll like it or don't know enough about it to think I might like it. I may still end up seeing it some day though.
  • May 6, 2008
    It has been a long time since I watched this movie but I remember loving it before I even knew who Brad Pitt was!
  • March 13, 2008
    Brad and Schroder were wonderful together as brothers; Brad, though new and unestablished never looked that way in the character. He did well in the lime light of Shroder, who is an intense and developed actor. Good movie for all to wtach as it has a real down to earth message. S...( read more)ee it!
  • January 6, 2008
    I remember watching this film as an after school special. I really liked it a lot!
  • September 2, 2007
    Great movie, It's a very insperational movie I think. I would recamend it to almost anybody.
  • April 3, 2007
    no info = no interest

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