I watched this Saturday night on TCM, thinking how cool the mid-80's were until I witnessed watching this piece of sheet, simply unwatchable, the backdrops were obviously, cheaply and hurriedly put together, Spano can't act, easy to see he had no career, all he does is his best Richard Gere from scene to scene,looking more confused as this thing progressed, Jamie Gertz also appears, easy to see she had not enrolled in any acting classes and if I hear the name Johnny again, I'm going on a murder spree in Alphabet City. Furthermore, I felt raped and then left for dead in Alphabet City, you will too, if you watch this. -10 out of 10.

i recently saw this flick after 20 odd years & while it is one that 'got away', its still pretty decent for the time... (what the producers wanted - was an "urban teen flick"... good luck!) it was my first 35mm, fully crewed production & shot in 20 nights & we did best under the circumstances, and we had a blast shooting it. editing was difficult to say the least. it was a huge, huge learning experience. i had a lot of support from oliver wood (DP), line-producers Ben Gruberg & Roberta Friedman, and Greg Heller, who wrote the story. Nord Haggerty and Anna Taylor did a a great job with production design and costumes under very limited budget. Nile's music sounds better than ever. i wish we'd have shot the real ending... (which was to "political" for the producers) i agree w/comments that there are cheesy segments & i'd like to see Vince act in more movies! Jamie & Michael Winslow still charm in their own ways... anyway, thanks for watching it on late nite TV!

I've had a huge crush on Vincent Spano ever since Phrophecy 3! So when I caught this on cable the other night, I was over the moon! He rocks the 80's hair in this thrill-a-minute roller coaster ride in New York City's scary, scary East Village. If New York is anything like the place in this movie, I sure don't want to go! I'll stick to Dubuque, thank you very much. I loved the dancing in the movie, but could have used more singing. And what about all the shameful nudity? Jesus didn't make Vincent Spano's beautiful body to be sullied in such a way.Love ya, Vincent! Wish you worked more!

This movie has to be one of the most boring and lame movies of the '80s. I couldn't remember what it was about after seeing it back in 1984. It was on one of the movie channels a couple of years ago, and it was still bad. I thought it might get better with time. I remember at the Drive-in where I saw it, it was very dark, and could not be seen properly. On TV, it was just as bad. Most of the movie takes place at night. The plot is all over the place, and the characters are forgettable. Being a fan of action/thriller movies, this one is a big disappointment!