Deadbeat at Dawn (1988) Jim Van Bebber [UNCUT].avi

Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)

A cocaine fueled revenge/gang film made independently in Dayton, Ohio, by Jim Van Bebber. Pretty brutal and shocking for it's time, and still has the power to shock in my opinion.

Plot

The main character is Goose (Van Bebber). Goose is leader of "The Ravens", a street gang located in Dayton, Ohio. The Ravens have an ongoing feud with "The Spiders", led by the sadistic goon Danny (Harper). Goose loves the criminal life, but when his girlfriend Christie (Murphy) threatens to leave him, he quits the Ravens. First, he goes on one last drug deal, to get money to fund a new life with Christie. While he is gone, two Spiders break into Goose's apartment, killing Christie in the process. When Goose finds her body, he feeds her corpse to a trash compactor and then moves in with his Vietnam Veteran junkie father. He then gets drunk at a bar. Later on there is a final showdown with the Spiders.