Knights of the City
Knights of the City (originally Cry of the City) is a 1986 action adventure film starring Leon Isaac Kennedy, Nicholas Campbell, John Mengatti and Janine Turner. It was directed by Dominic Orlando and written by Leon Isaac Kennedy. Mobster Michael Franzese was a producer on the film.
Plot
The Royals are a multi-ethnic street gang led by Troy (Leon Isaac Kennedy). Troy is aware that a life on the mean streets can only lead to a dead end. Therefore he has been trying through his own determination and musical ambitions to motivate the band towards a serious goal as professional performers. However within the gang there are those, specifically Joey (Nicholas Campbell), who wish to derail Troy's plan, claiming that their performing is distracting them from their business in the streets.
More details
author | Leon Isaac Kennedy |
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director | Dominic Orlando |
editor | John A. O'Connor Nicholas C. Smith |
genre | action adventure |
keywords | claim dead end id jail listen new life nothing police officer protection money recording contract street gang |
musicBy | Misha Segal |
producer | John C. Strong III Michael Franzese |
publisher | New World Pictures |
theme | hip hop |