
Bad Lieutenant(1992)
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.


An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.

Howard Rollins
Otis Travis

Joanna Cassidy
Sue Roberts

David Ackroyd
Peter Roberts

Larry B. Scott
Skater

Jason Bernard
Lt. Devins

Danny Nucci
Luis

Silvana Gallardo
Lizette Sotavento (Luis' mother)

Joe Spinell
Street Vendor
Brandon Douglas
Eric Roberts

Griffin O'Neal
Rick
The Children of Times Square is a tv movie, drama, crime film released in 1986 exploring themes of drug dealer, new york city, runaway, times square, juvenile delinquent, life on the street. Directed by Curtis Hanson, it stars Howard Rollins, Joanna Cassidy, David Ackroyd. An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.
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