Two young hoodlums Tony Musante and Martin Sheen (in his first big screen role) roam the late-night Bronx streets in search of trouble, heading eventually to the Third Avenue El train. Meanwhile a series of other soon-to-be passengers coalesce to make the journey homeward towards 42nd Street. Each travelling party seems to embody a social tension, with gender, sex and race pushed to the fore. Out of control, the thugs terrorise their fellow passengers, daring each one to snap while the others look on. A film that dares us strangers to look each other in the eyes.
