Luke, is a grifter who owes a significant debt to the Mexican mob. Set in the gritty underbelly of Gardena, CA Luke has to come up with one final scheme to pay back his debt or his life is at risk. Supported by his two only friends, Courtney and Josh, they come together to devise a plan that with a little blind luck just might get Luke out of the hole.
Acting
C. Thomas Howell committing to material beneath him.
Production
Gardena, CA: the real star, grimy and authentic.
Director
John Millea
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
C. Thomas Howell was 43 playing a grifter who behaves like he's 25, creating an unintentional tension between actor age and character immaturity.
This belongs to a specific 2005-2012 wave of Los Angeles-set indies that tried to mimic Crash's interconnected crime energy on budgets that couldn't support the ambition.
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