Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a young hustler and, after stealing a gangster's car, the two embark on an adventure down south in search of the hustler's estranged father.

Ricky Busker
as Obie

Darius McCrary
as Scam

Robert Joy
as Dickie

Robert Prosky
as Keegan

Jerzy Skolimowski
as Doc

Paul Winfield
as Johnnie Red

Brynn Thayer
as Mom

Bill Hudson
as Dad

Jim Antonio
as Uncle Harry

Andrea Bebel
as Alley