poreflay I thought the movie was very realistic and could have been based on a friend of mine and my own rise and fall in the drug trade ('78 &'79). The fast cars, condemned buildings that we used to deal out of, the "shooting" galleries. Making sure your runners are always in pocket. Huge amounts of money trading hands daily. Seeing friends turn into junkies and not being able to help nor trust them once they crossed that line. Although the movie takes place over a 24 hour period, it was a 2 year experience for me and this movie captured it all,the highest highs and the lowest lows.What started out as fun turned into a nightmare. I was able to get out and live to tell about it but so many of my friends and associates weren't so lucky. I came to this site in search of the soundtrack and one song in particular, "Lady Luck". Like someone said earlier the soundtrack is awesome and Lady Luck was on my side.

obtec2001 Overlooked movie from 1984. As a movie I give it a 7 but as a 1980's "street drama" I give it a 10. excellent performance by a young Jamie Gertz as the whiny little sister coming of age in the cement Jungles of NY. Vince Spano I thought gave a realistic performance as the young street hustler who was actually a nice guy underneath. Michael Windslow, the human sound effects guy who made his fame in the "Police Academy" movies was really good as drug house leader who is slowly spinning into a life as a junkie.The Music....Now the music was just amazing. It was written by Nile Rogers from the disco era Chic. There is music on there that I have never been able to find anywhere. Look for a song called "Lady Luck"Anyone who was a young adult in the 80's will see a blast from the past especially if they were around the big cities. It has its cheesy moments but all in all a decent flick.Rent it from Net Flix.

UnrealKillerGirl I've had a huge crush on Vincent Spano ever since Phrophecy 3! So when I caught this on cable the other night, I was over the moon! He rocks the 80's hair in this thrill-a-minute roller coaster ride in New York City's scary, scary East Village. If New York is anything like the place in this movie, I sure don't want to go! I'll stick to Dubuque, thank you very much. I loved the dancing in the movie, but could have used more singing. And what about all the shameful nudity? Jesus didn't make Vincent Spano's beautiful body to be sullied in such a way.Love ya, Vincent! Wish you worked more!

Tito-8 There's really not much to say about this film, except that it was dull. I never found the story or any of the main characters to be interesting, and so, I was bored fairly early into the movie. I only watched it because I recognized a few of the names in the cast, but I should have known better...