That Was Then... This Is Now

A delinquent teenager's only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When the older boy starts spending time with a new girlfriend, the teenager begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.

Cast

Emilio Estevez

as Mark Jennings

Craig Sheffer

as Bryon Douglas

Larry B. Scott

as Terry Jones

Jill Schoelen

as Angela Shepard

Kim Delaney

as Cathy Carlson

Barbara Babcock

as Mrs. Douglas

Morgan Freeman

as Charlie Woods

Francis X. McCarthy

as Mr. Carlson

Diane Dorsey

as Mrs. Carlson

Ramon Estevez

as Mike Chambers

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