Summary

Reunited with his career criminal father (Christopher Walken) for the first time in years, tough teen Brad Whitewood Jr. (Sean Penn) thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to learn that his amoral father is more vicious than young Brad ever imagined. Mary Stuart Masterson portrays Penn's love interest, and David Strathairn plays an epileptic thug in this gripping thriller inspired by a true story.