A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.
Acting
Virginia Madsen before she became THAT Virginia Madsen.
Score
Synth-heavy longing that screams 1986 bedroom wall posters.
Director
Duncan Gibbins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Craig Sheffer's breakout role before becoming the 90s go-to brooding heartthrob in 'A River Runs Through It.'
The film captures peak 'bad boy fantasy' era cinema, when reform school romance felt plausible and saxophone solos solved everything.
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