Peter, a frustrated suburban teenager, prefers to hang out by the railroad tracks with his friends and get rid of boredom. When the young men throw the switch one day just for fun, a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions occurs. A train derails and Peter is found guilty of murder. In a maximum security prison, the teenager meets brutal felons who make his life hell through threats and physical violence ...
Acting
Ice-T's brief appearance outclasses everyone combined.
Practical Effects
That train derailment hits different on a shoestring budget.
Director
Peter Wade
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Peter Wade allegedly financed this through a settlement from a real train accident he survived. Method financing?
This landed in the wave of post-'Oz' prison exploitation flicks, but with a suburban-kid-gone-wrong angle that felt dated even in 2005.
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