Across the Tracks (1990)

When Billy returns from reform school he has to attend a different high school at the other side of town. He tries to start with a clean slate but his old rival doesn't make it easy on him ... See full summary »

Director:

Sandy Tung

Writer:

Sandy Tung

Stars:

Ricky Schroder, Brad Pitt, Carrie Snodgress

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ricky Schroder	...	Billy Maloney (as Rick Schroder)
Brad Pitt	...	Joe Maloney
Carrie Snodgress	...	Rosemary Maloney
David Anthony Marshall	...	Louie
Thomas Mikal Ford	...	Coach Walsh
John Linton	...	Brad
Cyril O'Reilly	...	Coach Ryder
Jack McGee	...	Frank
Annie Dylan	...	Linda
Bebe Drake	...	Mrs. Fischer (as Be Be Drake-Massey)
Kent Lipham	...	Big Ed
Jaime Gomez	...	Bobby (Teammate #1) (as Jaime P. Gomez)
Larron Tate	...	Ronnie (Teammate #2) (as Larron D. Tate)
Ron Marquette	...	Paulie (Brad's Friend #1)
Andrew Zeller	...	Tiny (Brad's Friend #2)

Storyline

When Billy returns from reform school he has to attend a different high school at the other side of town. He tries to start with a clean slate but his old rival doesn't make it easy on him and his buddy Louie tries to make him go astray again. His brother Joe, quite the opposite of Billy, is a good runner and determined to win a track scholarship. He suggests Billy to join his school's track team, which pits the two brothers against each other...

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Plot Keywords:

school | brother | scholarship | high school | car | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

A körön kívül - Testvérek és lázadók

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Desert Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Recorded in Ultra-Stereo.

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Soundtracks

"Lunch Money"
Written by Dale Narins and Joel Goldsmith, and Tiffanie Poston
Performed by Tiffanie Poston
Produced by Joel Goldsmith

User Reviews

Forgettable junk

Terribly directed and acted family conflict drama that would be rightly and completely forgotten if it did not contain Brad Pitt in the cast. He is extremely callow and still has a lot to learn here but at least his bland performance can be put down to the fact that he was still a beginner. Rick Schroder on the other hand is too old to be believable as a high school student and is awful and overwrought. Carrie Snodgrass is okay as the mom, unlike the rest of the dreadful supporting cast, but the script really doesn't give her much too work with. Speaking of the script it is full of huge holes of plausibility and lacks any kind of common sense. To top it all off the score is full of horrid ersatz hard rock. Don't bother.