

Side Roads
1988-08-24 · 115 min · ★ 3.2
Joe Velasco is awarded parole for good behavior, promising to live life as a reformed man and avoid the underworld activities which landed him in jail. But almost immediately following his release, a series of occurrences begin to steer him back towards the road to ruin.
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- Directors
- Bill Bordy
- Production companies
- Bill Bordy Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Jeff SpeakmanJoseph Velasco
Jim MalindaRob Washington / Rick Washington
Vito ScottiHank Delicado
Lucy Lee FlippinMrs. Purbaugh
Henry BeckmanEd Clayton
Peter MacLeanAlan Middelton
Corinne CalvetMaria Champlain
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