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L.I.E.

On the Long Island Expressway there are lanes going east, lanes going west, and lanes going straight to hell.

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  • Drama
  • Crime

Overview

With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.

Keywords

  • coming of age
  • juvenile delinquent
  • long island
  • new york
  • death of mother
  • male prostitution
  • paedophilia
  • long island, new york

Details

Status
Released
Release date
September 7, 2001
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Budget
$700,000
Revenue
$1,667,192
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