Kid (1990)

Director
John Mark Robinson

Main cast
C. Thomas Howell; Sarah Trigger; Brian Austin Green; R. Lee Ermey; Dale Dye

Genres
Thriller, Action

Description
A young man (the 'Kid') returns to the small town where his parents were murdered when he was a boy. He's there for revenge. Locals Kate and Louie befriend him, much to the annoyance of some of the town folk.


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