this movie be like the material s. e. hinton be write in the 1970s and copola be adapt to the screen in the early 80 and and and have trueblood actually be a product of either and the result might have be much well ( especially in the acting department ) . instead and we get a rather so bad it funny piece of mediocrity . jeff fahey play ray trueblood and a former street rumbler and i suppose be the accurate description . this be in the day of action movie that use guy in their 40 and mid30s and dress them up in greaser thread or some kind of more effeminate selection of gang garb and they fight to lousy 80 music . nonetheless and ray be the lone caretaker of his younger brother and donny ( chad lowe in a part where he scream a lot ) and who he be force to leave behind inexplicably in a train station when and on the run from the cop and he be nab and force to serve time in the marine . flash forward to present day and ray be back in town and look for his brother who have also become part of the street gang and although in a gang that be ray adversary and now old score must be violently settle ( and again and cop must be dodge and this time and a lady honor defend in the action film sense ) before ray can carry on life at normal pace with his brother and donny . for the most part and the film be quite ridiculous . for me and most of this have to do with far too much overacting and although not by fahey or sherlyn fenn who play the waitress he befriend . the guy in the gang and lowe himself seem to do quite a bit of needless exaggerate a new york street tough . although and the big hang up be recycle plot line and perhaps a kind of movie that be well past it prime a a product of 1989 .