A young man struggles to hold his family together while keeping his own life on track in this independent drama. P.J. Lee (Thomas Guiry) is a teenager growing up in a decaying industrial town in Illinois. Few kids have it easy where P.J.'s from, but he has it harder than most -- his parents split up several years ago, and P.J.'s father, Carl (John Heard), is in jail on vehicular manslaughter charges he's not likely to shake. P.J.'s big brother, Ben (Clayne Crawford), is married and has a life of his own, through his fondness for booze and other women suggests he's following the same sorry path as his dad. P.J.'s mother, Marianne (Laurie Metcalf), is remarried to a police officer, Randall (James McDaniel), and they have little to offer him other than a chance to join the police academy. When P.J. loses his job as a busboy, he finds he can no longer pay the rent on his house, and has a falling out with his girlfriend, Amy (America Ferrera), who works at the same diner. With nowhere else to go, P.J. moves in with his uncle Vic (Raymond J. Barry), but he soon begins to buckle under Vic's "straighten up and fly right" attitude. The first feature film from writer and director Brian Jun, Steel City was enthusiastically received during its premiere screening at the ~2006 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Special Features
Deleted scenes
"For Jimmy Brown" - a short film by writer/director Brian Jun
Filmmaker & cast commentary - featuring writer/director Brian Jun, director of photography Ryan Samul, John Heard and Clayne Crawford
Filmmaker commentary - featuring writer/director Brian Jun and director of photography Ryan Samul
Photo gallery
Steel City trailer
Trailer gallery
Region
1
Languages
English
Spanish
Display Format
Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Color
Audio
Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel
Dolby Digital Stereo
Dolby Digital Mono
Chapters
Disc #1 -- Steel City
1. Chapter 1 [6:02]
2. Chapter 2 [6:49]
3. Chapter 3 [5:33]
4. Chapter 4 [5:42]
5. Chapter 5 [5:51]
6. Chapter 6 [5:46]
7. Chapter 7 [7:09]
8. Chapter 8 [6:17]
9. Chapter 9 [4:39]
10. Chapter 10 [6:43]
11. Chapter 11 [7:38]
12. Chapter 12 [5:24]
13. Chapter 13 [7:06]
14. Chapter 14 [5:25]
15. Chapter 15 [5:39]
16. Chapter 16 [3:43]
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Disc #1 -- Steel City
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Bonus Features
"For Jimmy Brown" a Short Film by Writer/Director Brian Jun
Deleted Scenes
Filmmaker & Cast Commentary Featuring Writer/Director Brian Jun, John Heard and Clayne Crawford
Filmmaker Commentary Featuring Writer/Director Brian Jun & Director of Photography Ryan Samul
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