Joe Maloney (Brad Pitt) is a straight A student vying for an athletic scholarship to Stanford. He lives with his mother (Carrie Snodgress) in a trailer park in Gardena, CA. His well-laid plans for the future are thrown into turmoil when his troubled younger brother (Rick Schroder) is released from Juvenile Detention following his arrest for stealing a car and comes to live with them back home. A story of anger, rivalry, love and redemption, "Across the Tracks" explores the powerful dynamics of brotherly love.
—Sandy Tung