An estranged father and son are paroled from the same maximum-security prison with one unusual condition, they must become roommates. Their severed bonds are strained as the father battles to keep his son free from the lures of street life.
Dangerous Relations, On the Streets of L.A., On The Streets Of L.A., Auf den Straßen von L.A., 洛杉矶黑街
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Dangerous Relations or as it is also known by two really overly complicated titles, Father & Son: Dangerous Relations or On The Streets Of L.A. is a frustrating and mostly forgettable made to tv drama from the mid 90's that starts off strong but fizzles out in a big way by the time the end credits start rolling.
The film features a script by Walter Halsey Davis and it's your typical middling attempt at fashioning a compelling drama featuring a father and son who happen to be convicts and heading on the same troubled path. It starts off legitimately interesting with Leonard and Jared butting heads while still behind bars. And this is easily the best part of the film. If…
Und ich dachte, „Auf den Straßen von L.A.“ wäre bekannter - Louis Gossett Jr. ist schließlich kein unbekannter Hauptdarsteller. Hier auf Letterboxd gibt es allerdings lediglich 5 Reviews über ihn und insgesamt nur 33 Mitglieder, die ihn gesehen haben. Das ist in Anbetracht der Tatsache, dass diese Plattform universell genutzt wird, sehr interessant.
Ich habe dann ein wertiges Drama gesehen, welches mich inhaltlich überraschte.
Worum es geht:
Ein ehemaliger Gangsterboss erfährt, dass sein vermisster Sohn in einem Gefängnis sitzt. Nach dessen Freilassung nähern sich beide allmählich an, doch die Gefahren der Straßen L.A.'s holen Vater und Sohn schon bald wieder ein.
Der Grund, warum mich dieser Film inhaltlich überraschte, war, dass ich mit einem Thriller oder ähnlichem rechnete. Da ich…
Some arrogant kid shows up in the prison yard and Louis Gossett Jr tries to save him a beating from the Aryan Nation, but he refuses help. Then Gossett finds out... shit, this is his son. The prison has to let the son go, but they're concerned that he's going to land himself right back behind bars, so they grant Gossett early parole and give them special rules to make sure they stay together. Of course, the son wants none of this, at least not on the surface. He's pissed at his dad for leaving him and his mother and never got to take that anger out on anyone. Rae Dawn Chong shows up as an executive assistant to the…
