"They're back on the mean streets. But this time, they're the good guys."

1986

1h 49m

6.2(59 votes)

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Thriller

Drama

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An Indian Vietnam veteran trains five street punks in the Everglades to fight vice in Miami.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Stephen Lang

Joe

Michael Carmine

Ruben

Lauren Holly

Nikki

John Cameron Mitchell

J.L.

Danny Quinn

Carlos

Leon

Moss

James Remar

Nestor

Laurence Fishburne

Cream

Paul Calderon

Tito

Bill Smitrovich

Chavez

Creative team

Directed by: Paul Michael Glaser
Written by: Jack Baran
Leo Garen
Produced by: Michael Rauch

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