Chains of Gold (1991) on Netflix
In Miami, Scott Barnes is a recovering alcoholic who works as a social worker. He wants to help Tommy, a street kid who sells crack for the Youth Incentive Program.
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Plot summary
Scott Barnes is a former advertising executive who now works as a social worker in Miami. He is a recovering alcoholic, and he stopped drinking after the drunk-driving crash in which his son died. One of the young people on his caseload is Tommy, who has been dealing crack for the Youth Incentive Program, a group Carlos runs. Barnes does not know about the dealing, but he notices the costly presents Tommy gives his mother and sister, and he sees the YIP tattoo on the boy's arm.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Chains of Gold (1991)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Chains of Gold is the only film so far written by John Travolta, an actor twice nominated for an Academy Award.
- The opening credits state that Chains of Gold is "based on actual events", though details of the actual events themselves remain difficult to pin down.
