

Across the Tracks
1991-02-15 · 100 min · ★ 5.9
When Billy returns from reform school he has to attend a different high school at the other side of town. He tries to start with a clean slate but his old rival doesn't make it easy on him and his buddy Louie tries to make him go astray again. His brother Joe, quite the opposite of Billy, is a good runner and determined to win a track scholarship. He suggests Billy to join his school's track team, which pits the two brothers against each other.
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- Directors
- Sandy Tung
- Production companies
- Desert Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Ricky SchroderBilly Maloney
Brad PittJoe Maloney
Carrie SnodgressRosemary Maloney
David Anthony MarshallLouie
Thomas Mikal FordCoach Walsh
Cyril O'ReillyCoach Ryder
Jack McGeeFrank
Kent LiphamBig Ed
Bebe DrakeMrs. Fischer (as Be Be Drake-Massey)
Jaime GomezBobby (Teammate #1)
Ron MarquettePaulie (Brad's Friend #1)
Michael StoyanovMike (Teammate #3)
Dorit SauerJessica
Garon GrigsbyThompson
Willie GarsonSalesman (as William Garson)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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