Knock 'Em Dead, Kid

Knock 'Em Dead, Kid

Sometimes life can be a real riot.

NR 2009 · 71 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama

Bret, 19, yearns to leave his Connecticut hometown and head off to college. He figures summer will be fun with his buddies but as the days progress, the situations he finds himself in spiral out of control. He has run-ins with the police, problems with his girlfriend involving another girl, and a revenge attack he never should have involved himself in.

Directed by Christopher L. Golon · Written by Christopher L. Golon

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