121 minutes
4/10/1992
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.
Christian Bale
as Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly
Bill Pullman
as Bryan Denton
Ann-Margret
as Medda Larkson
Robert Duvall
as Joseph Pulitzer
David Moscow
as David Jacobs
Luke Edwards
as Les Jacobs
Max Casella
as Racetrack Higgins
Gabriel Damon
as Spot Conlon
Marty Belafsky
as Crutchy
Aaron Lohr
as Mush
Dee Caspary
as Snitch
Shon Greenblatt
as Oscar Delancey
Trey Parker
as Kid Blink
Michael A. Goorjian
as Skittery
Dominic Lucero
as Bumlets
David Sidoni
as Pie-Eater
Kevin Stea
as Swifty the Rake
Ele Keats
as Sarah Jacobs
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Mayer Jacobs
Deborra-Lee Furness
as Esther Jacobs
Marc Lawrence
as Kloppman
Michael Lerner
as Weasel
Kevin Tighe
as Snyder
Charles Cioffi
as Seitz
William Boyett
as Judge Movealong Monahan
Shay Duffin
as Captain McSwain
Tom Finnegan
as Bunsen
Frank Novak
as Policeman
Arvie Lowe, Jr.
as Boots
Mark David
as Specs