Movie Description
A road trip turns into a nightmare for a college student when he's accused of killing the son of a mob boss. Now he's the target of vicious mobsters and corrupt police who will stop at nothing to find him and collect the reward. With only a reluctant witness as an ally, he finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Credits
Cast: Patrick Dempsey
Director: Geoff Burrowes
Synopsis
After winning a poker game of modest stakes, a law student named Charlie is jumped by one of the game's losers. During the fight, the bad sport accidentally falls, strikes his head on a hard object, and dies. Unfortunately for Charlie, the dead kid turns out to be the son of local mob kingpin. Now our hapless hero has a $50,000 contract out on his life, and he can't go to the cops because key members of police force have ties to the Mafia don. Poor Charlie has no choice, but to... RUN!
Film Notes
Shot predominately in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in Gastown Film color; prints by Technicolor.
Industry Reviews
"...It never lets you catch your breath. It keeps building..."
Los Angeles Times - Michael Wilmington (02/01/1991)