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When you're caught between the law and the underworld... you need more than time on your side.
1989 1 hour 43 minutesWhen you're caught between the law and the underworld... you need more than time on your side.
1989 1 hour 43 minutes
Petty thieves Jabber and Reno are blackmailed by the police to uncover the identity of a mobster who is killing the city's drug dealers. While reluctant, they're convinced by the offer to expunge their own crimes. They go undercover and track a suspect named Curtis King. Soon they find evidence of Curtis's crimes, but amplify the danger in which they find themselves.
1st April 1989
37 years ago
1 hour 43 minutes
Finishes at 12:25am
2 nominations total
5.2/10
30%
41%
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