''Who Shot Pat?'' (promoted as ''Who Shot Patakango?'') is a 1989 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

starring Sandra Bullock. It marked the screen debut of

Allison Janney Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an American actress. In a career spanning three decades, she is known for her performances across multiple genres of screen and stage. Janney has received various accolades, including an Academ ...

Plot

The film is set in Brooklyn, New York and focuses on the coming of age of a group of high school students in the late 1950s. Bic Bickham (played by David Edwin Knight), a student at a vocational high school in Brooklyn falls in love with Devlin Moran, a private school student from a wealthy family. The movie highlights the tough streets of New York City in the 1950s and the final realization that a gang is nothing more than a bunch of bums, reminiscent of The Outsiders.

Cast

* David Edwin Knight as Bic Bickham * Sandra Bullock as Devlin Moran * Kevin Otto as Mark Bickham * Aaron Ingram as Cougar * Brad Randall as Patakango * Chris Cardona as Freddie * Michael Puzzo as Goldie * Christopher Crean as Tony * Gregg Marc Miller as Vinnie * Damon Chandler as Mr. Donnelly * Bridget Fogle as Mitsy * Phil Rosenthal as Principal * Clint Jordan as Ricky (Dick) * Ella Arolovi as Marianna * Nicholas Reiner as Carmen *

Henry Paul Henry Paul (born 10 February 1974), also known by the nickname of "HP", is a former dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. Paul represented New Zealand in rugby league and England in rugby union and rugby sevens. He ...

as Dice Player *

as Miss Penny

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, who-shot-pat 1989 films Films set in New York City Films set in the 1950s