Tracks

A Young Person Navigates the Corrections System
TRACKS, a film based on a true story, tells the story of Peter Madigan (Chris Gunn), who along with some of his friends, pulls a switch on a railroad track as a prank. The prank causes a derailment which results in the death of the engineer, and Peter ends up in prison for manslaughter. He has to learn to fend for himself, accept what he has done, and come to terms with his painful past. In general everything is against Peter, except a prison guard, Officer Brian Park (Ice T). Park is trying to improve himself, taking classes for law enforcement and psychology, and reaches out to Peter and becomes the catalyst for change.

Overall the story is interesting at its core, but the film does have some drawbacks. Most of the characters are rather one dimensional and predictable, especially in the jail: tough gangster, psychopathic killer, junkie, odd flamboyant man, corrupt guards, etc. and the prison scenes rely on stereotypes of incarceration. Also Peter's transformation come a...

Looking for the soundtrack to the Tracks
I love this movie, but I can't find the soundtrack. I love the song that Ice t raps at the end. Does anyone know it or where can I get it.

Tremendous! I can't see this movie enough!
I loved this film, and especially Michael Wolff. He is hilarious and I have to have every movie he is in, if it is this good.

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