Unable to find work after a past felony, graduate John Wisdom and his girlfriend embark on a cross-country bank-robbing spree in order to aid American farmers.
Acting
Demi Moore before stardom, carrying genuine warmth
Direction
Emilio Estevez at 23, somehow directing himself
Director
Emilio Estevez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Emilio Estevez wrote the script at 19 and fought to direct, making him one of the youngest filmmakers in studio history. The film tanked and he didn't direct again for seven years.
Released during the 1980s farm crisis, it awkwardly blends real rural devastation with Hollywood fantasy — farmers actually protested the film's trivialization of their struggle.
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