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Riding the Rails

Released 01 Jun, 1988 1h 30min
 

Riding the Rails

Released 01 Jun, 1988 1h 30min
 

Directed by Neil Hollander

Fallen Wall Street yuppie turned hobo train-hopping across America in search of work and a new life.

Wiped out by a stock market crash, Sam Spencer suddenly finds himself broke and homeless in New York. When a friend offers him a job in California, Sam heads west the only way he can afford, hopping trains. Along the way, he befriends Enrique, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, and Enrique's canine companion who together introduce Sam to hobo culture.

Directed by Neil Hollander

Fallen Wall Street yuppie turned hobo train-hopping across America in search of work and a new life.

Wiped out by a stock market crash, Sam Spencer suddenly finds himself broke and homeless in New York. When a friend offers him a job in California, Sam heads west the only way he can afford, hopping trains. Along the way, he befriends Enrique, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, and Enrique's canine companion who together introduce Sam to hobo culture.

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Jim Babchak

José Zúñiga

61 yrs

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