South Bronx Heroes (1985)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

William Szarka

Writers:

Don Shiffrin (screenplay)
Marc Shmuger (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

October 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Now HE'S Calling The Shots

Plot:

A young man just released from prison and living with his sister crosses paths with two children, also brother and sister, who are on the run from their child pornographer foster parents. |

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Melissa Esposito	...	Michelle
Mario Van Peebles	...	Tony
Megan Van Peebles	...	Christy
Martin Zurla	...	Mr. Bennett
Barry Lynch	...	O'Connell
Jordan Abeles	...	Scott
Dan Lauria	...	FBI Agent
Bo Rucker	...	FBI Agent
Claude Vincent	...	Paul's Father
Sean Ward	...	Paul Age 12
Alysson Chiodi	...	Michelle Age 6
Michael Trujillo	...	Bartender
John Szarka	...	Man At Bar
Thomas Anderson	...	Tony's Grandfather
Hiebana Opuiyo-Yohannes	...	Tony Age 6

Also Known As:

Revenge of the Innocents
The Runaways (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18 | West Germany:16

Company:

Zebra Productions

Movie Connections:

References "The Flintstones" (1960)

A decent film despite the low production values

I picked up South Bronx Heroes on a DVD rack for a dollar.It was the second feature of a two feature DVD paired with South Beach.I guess Digiview Entertainment has done well for themselves picking up the rights to low budget films that fell through the cracks and might have been forgotten otherwise.

Anyway, "South Bronx Heroes" is about two children who run away from their foster family because the foster parents are child pornographers who put their foster children in their films and photographs.Paul and Michelle(the sibling children) run away to the South Bronx where they set up residence in the basement of an abandoned building. Later in the story they meet up with Tony and Chelsey (who are played by true-life siblings Mario and Megan Van Peebles) when they sneak into their apartment to take a shower.Both the older siblings help to bring their foster parents to justice.

This film was actually not a bad film despite the low production values.In 1985 it probably played in a theater on The Deuce (Times Square in New York City) as part of a triple feature and then probably disappeared quickly.Many films with just about the same production values as "South Bronx Heroes" did during the early eighties.

Just a final note, I saw on the actress profile for Megan Van Peebles that she passed away this year(2006).The Van Peebles Family have my deepest condolences for their loss.