Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.
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Michael Yebba
- Roundman
- (as Mike Yebba)
- …
Johnny Serret
- Young Brian
- (as Jean Pierre 'JP' Serret)
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- TriviaWhat Doesn't Kill You (2008) is based on Brian Goodman's own life up to the mid 1990's.
- GoofsIn the scene where they were scoping out the armored truck, they start the car to follow it. However, we can see the car start rolling forward before we hear the ignition is turned and put in gear.
- Quotes
Brian Reilly: It's like a morgue in here. I wanna be dead like you guys.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Maltin on Movies: The Avengers Special (2012)
- SoundtracksBuzzard Luck
Written by Swamp Dogg (as Jerry Williams)
Performed by Swamp Dogg
Courtesy of S.D.E.G. Records
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Featured review
This is a down to earth movie in ways the average person cannot know about. There is a way to make a living going day to day lying, cheating, robbing and stealing and this movie keys into it. What you will see here is nothing new. The actors and story effectively convey the hopelessness and no future in this street fighting life. The film captures how you live from one problem to the next buying time in between. Child hood friends growing up with dysfunction is well portrayed here. When love and stability are missing at home, the streets serve as a pseudo mother and father loving you for all the wrong reasons. Getting high, drunk, showing off, bullying people and wanton disregard for woman and authority is in your face showing itself to be not acceptable, but that is all there is in this life. The prison scenes were mild compared to what really happens in there. The actors and the plot effectively convey that it takes more courage to not live this life than to live correctly and earn your right day by day. We are also reminded that when one of the lead actors to atttempts break free, he definitely changes the course for the better for all people in his life. This film will convey a sobering thought. We may not know what things are and which way to always go, but we sure know what they are not and what not to do...Popcorn, a tasty drink and some snack for this one...and look forward to some quality acting by both lead players...Well done
- Richie-67-485852
- Jan 18, 2012
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- Gross worldwide
- $44,872
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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