Four young friends, while taking a shortcut en route to a local boxing match, witness a brutal murder which leaves them running for their lives.
Practical Effects
No CGI—every car crash and bus jump is real destruction.
Acting
Denis Leary's unhinged monologues steal every scene.
Direction
Stephen Hopkins squeezes maximum tension from city shadows.
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The entire movie was filmed on location in Chicago's most dangerous neighborhoods in 1992, with real locals as extras.
This flopped in theaters but became a cult VHS staple, arguably inventing the 'urban chase thriller' subgenre that Training Day later perfected.
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