Across the Tracks

Across the Tracks is a 1991 American independent film drama about track and field. It was directed and written by Sandy Tung.

Forced to attend another high school on the other side of town, Billy tries to stay out of trouble, but his old rivals force him into a fight on his first day, which gets him into trouble with the school authorities. Billys friend Louie David Anthony Marshall, a highly alluring drug dealer who was also involved in the car theft that got Billy sent to reform school, wants him to return to his life as a criminal. It seems that only Billy and Joes mother believes that Billy can become a valuable member of society and offers Billy full support.Joe mockingly suggests to Billy that he try out for his school track team, figuring that nothing will come of it. Nevertheless, Billy asks the coach at his school for a tryout even though the track season is two months old and only two months remain until the county meet. Billy hardly looks like a track star in his black high top Chucks and greased back long hair, but the coach gives him a tryout due to his brothers reputation as one of the best runners in the county, during the tryout he demonstrates surprising speed, running an 800m race at 204. Joes best time in that event is 157 and that is with four years of running. Impressed, the coach immediately puts Billy on the team. Joe is very much impressed by this, and the two start to bond, especially after Joe goes out and buys him a special pair of track shoes as a gift. ........

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