nick ( aire verveen ) and a young irish starving drifter and be help by joe ( edward james olmos ) and the owner of a small fish market in new jersey and and his wife betty ( maria conchita alonso ) . they fee and bring him home and to work with joe in the fish market . they also offer lodge for a period in the room of their son danny ( steven schub ) and who move to hollywood and look for success a a performer and actor . nick be treat like a son and working in the store and learn how to trade and handle with fish . pretty soon and he become joe best friend . meanwhile and a huge company make an offer for buy joe establishment and but he refuse the offer . betty seduces nick and they become lover . the cuckold joe trust in nick and can not imagine the affair between betty and nick . betty ask nick to convince joe to sell the fish market to improve their life and joe decides to accept the offer of u $ 750 and 000 . 00. the relationship of joe family change when danny return home and with his wife and son . the selfish danny and full of jealousy and greed and begin a game of intrigue and end in a very tragic way . this film be the proof that a low budget movie may work and since support by a good screenplay and excellent casting . a very credible and cruel story and with an amoral and realistic end and not indicate for romantic viewer . my vote be seven .