Prayer of the Rollerboys story

movie: Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990) · 1990-10

A young rollerblader infiltrates a rollerblading gang to save his kid brother, who is himself a member of the gang, from falling into a life of crime.

17 total · 9 major · 8 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
brother and brother major Griffin infiltrated the Rollerboys gang in an effort to get his kid brother Miltie to leave the gang.
criminal gangs major Los Angeles was overrun by gangs, principally the Rollerboys.
dystopia major The story is set in an gang infested, crime riddled, poverty stricken Los Angeles in the wake of "The Great Crash": an economic catastrophe triggered by the greed of previous generations.
economic downturn major The story is set in an gang infested, crime riddled, poverty stricken Los Angeles in the wake of "The Great Crash": an economic catastrophe triggered by the greed of previous generations.
eugenics major The narcotics-kingpin Gary Lee's master plan was to eliminate all the weak people from society by getting them hooked on the sterility inducing narcotic that his gang was flooding the streets with.
illegal drug trade major The narcotics-kingpin Gary Lee had a monopoly on the mist trade in Los Angeles. Miltie started dealing the drug Myst for the Rollerboys.
infatuation major Griffin and Casey fell for each other.
organized crime major Gary Lee ran the Rollerboys gang, which was was nearly running Los Angeles, like the mob.
racial supremacism major The Rollerboys gang turned out to be heavily-armed white supremacist conglomerate with designs on eliminating the weak people, which included but was not limited to all non-whites, from society.
belonging minor The 13-year-old orphan boy Miltie found a home with the Rollerboys gang, or so he thought.