''Across the Tracks'' is a 1991 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

about

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

directed and written by

Sandy Tung Sandy Tung is an American independent film director, writer and producer. He was born on Staten Island, New York. He received an MFA in filmmaking from New York University. His feature films include ''A Marriage'' (1983), ''Across the Tracks'' ...

. It stars

Rick Schroder Richard Bartlett Schroder (born April 13, 1970) is an American actor and filmmaker. As a child actor billed as Ricky Schroder he debuted in the film '' The Champ'' (1979), for which he became the youngest Golden Globe award recipient, and went o ...

, Brad Pitt, Carrie Snodgress, and David Anthony Marshall.

Plot

Joe Maloney (Brad Pitt) is a straight A student vying for an athletic scholarship to Stanford. He lives with his mother (Carrie Snodgress) in a trailer park in Gardena, CA. His well laid plans for the future are thrown into turmoil when his troubled younger brother Billy (Rick Schroder) is released from Juvenile Detention following his arrest for stealing a car and comes to live with them back home.

Cast

as Billy Maloney * Brad Pitt as Joe Maloney * Carrie Snodgress as Rosemary Maloney * David Anthony Marshall as Louie *

Thomas Mikal Ford Thomas Mikal Ford (September 5, 1964 – October 12, 2016) was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as Thomas "Tommy" Strawn on the FOX sitcom ''Martin'', which originally aired from 1992 until 1997. He also had a recur ...

as Coach Walsh * Annie Dylan as Linda * Jack McGee as Frank *

Jaime P. Gomez Jaime P. Gomez (born August 31, 1965) is an American film and television actor. Gomez was born in Los Angeles, California. He is perhaps best known for playing Nash Bridges's partner Inspector Evan Cortez in 100 episodes of the American pol ...

as Bobby

External links

* * * {{Sandy Tung 1991 films 1991 drama films 1991 independent films American drama films American independent films American track and field films 1990s English-language films Films scored by Joel Goldsmith Films shot in Los Angeles 1990s American films