Released on March 1, 1985, is a gritty urban action-thriller that often draws comparisons to a modernized, female-led version of the 1958 classic The Defiant Ones . Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal in his feature film debut—years before his children Maggie and Jake would become household names—the movie centers on two polar opposites forced to survive together in the dangerous New York City drug underworld.
A hardened, illiterate street kid and sex worker facing serious charges for killing a customer.
This marked the first feature for Stephen Gyllenhaal, who later directed acclaimed dramas like Paris Trout and Waterland . Reception and Style
Beyond her leading role, Irene Cara also wrote and performed the film's title track, "Certain Fury".
The film stars two Academy Award winners— Tatum O’Neal and Irene Cara —as well as Peter Fonda , Nicholas Campbell, and Moses Gunn.
Released on March 1, 1985, is a gritty urban action-thriller that often draws comparisons to a modernized, female-led version of the 1958 classic The Defiant Ones . Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal in his feature film debut—years before his children Maggie and Jake would become household names—the movie centers on two polar opposites forced to survive together in the dangerous New York City drug underworld.
A hardened, illiterate street kid and sex worker facing serious charges for killing a customer. Certain Fury(1985)
This marked the first feature for Stephen Gyllenhaal, who later directed acclaimed dramas like Paris Trout and Waterland . Reception and Style Released on March 1, 1985, is a gritty
Beyond her leading role, Irene Cara also wrote and performed the film's title track, "Certain Fury". This marked the first feature for Stephen Gyllenhaal,
The film stars two Academy Award winners— Tatum O’Neal and Irene Cara —as well as Peter Fonda , Nicholas Campbell, and Moses Gunn.