E. Lamont Johnson

Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.

A group of friends come of age in the asphalt desert of the San Fernando Valley, as set to a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.

Nick Martin, a young street tough, has a change of heart and attempts to stop the gang violence in his neighborhood.

Heated confrontations and revelations result when a divorcee returns with her young son to the home of her two sisters.