Plot
On a city's mean streets, the boys join gangs at 15. Frankie leads the Hornets: he's 18, seething, coiled. When a neighbor goes to the cops after seeing one of the Hornets with a zip gun, Frankie vows to kill the old guy, hatching a plan using Lou, who smiles and smokes, and "Baby," the 15-year-old son of an immigrant shopkeeper. Ben Wagner, the social worker at a neighborhood settlement house, gets wind of the plan and tries to break through to Frankie. Frankie's brother Richie, who's about 12, worships and fears Frankie; he also figures out what his brother is up to. Is Frankie doomed to crash and burn at 18?
Written by
Reginald Rose
Directed by
Don Siegel
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Lindbrook Productions, Allied Artists Pictures
Languages
English
Awards
1 nomination
Trailers
Scores
# of Votes
1,548
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA