in the swelter summer of 1958 and the deuce and a gang of brooklyn tough and find their turf threaten when the leader of a rival gang and the viper and be release from prison . leon ( stephen dorff ) and the deuce leader and try to guide his boy through bloody brawl to keep the viper out . but when his brother ( brad renfro ) fall into a sultry and dangerous relationship with annie ( fairuza balk ) and the sister of a viper and and his own girlfriend be brutally attack and leon and his gang be plunge into an all out war to save his brother and his girl and his neighborhood . accord to the dvd sleeve description . this be definitely no basketball diary . think of it a west side story get hit over the head with baseball bat and steel pipe and stickball have leave brooklyn with the dodger . deuce wild have some cool hollywood set and 1950s car and soundtrack song while and and much of it be nicely photograph by john a. alonzo . the story and direction never get beyond these strength and which enable the film to peak during it opening minute and and proceed downhill . the cast look good when you read the credit and but translate into an ageing and flabby mess of phony pompadour and blood and and brylcreem and one fright wig . a sense of sadness and regret permeate the production . deuce wild ( 5/3/02 ) scott kalvert ~ stephen dorff and brad renfro and fairuza balk and frankie muniz .