''No Way Home'' is a 1996 American

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written and directed by

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Plot

Joey (

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) was convicted of killing a shop-owner during a botched burglary and serves a six years sentence. His prison term leaves Joey with many mental and physical scars due to assaults he suffered. Upon release, Joey is determined to never go back to prison. He seeks out his elder brother, Tommy (

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), and meets his new wife Lorraine (

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), a beautiful blonde who is initially distrustful of Joey. Joey discovers that Tommy has gotten involved with drug dealing. Meanwhile, Lorraine and Joey develop a special relationship.

Cast

as Joey Larabito *

as Tommy Larabito *

as Lorraine Larabito * Joseph Ragno as Ralphie *

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as Denise * Saul Stein as Brick

Reception

Ken Eisner of

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critiqued the film, writing that the film "is both too bleak and too familiar to spark much mainstream interest" while also praising

and

. Meanwhile,

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wrote that the title, "No Way Home", should be "No Big Deal" as it may describe it better.

Legacy

In 2020, the

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premiered a 4K Restoration of the film. The restoration was done by

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References

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* * 1996 films 1996 crime drama films American crime drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-crime-drama-film-stub