Kevin Mahon
Morgan `'Case'` Casey
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One of the residents who has had enough of the crime escalating in his street decides to start a crime fighting alliance - several guys who will be willing to support his battle of the New York streets, and becoming part of his Guardian patrol group.
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- Lou Antonio
- Stephen Lang
We're Fighting Back. A fast-food worker (Kevin Mahon) forms a youth group to patrol his New York neighborhood, ruled by a street gang.
- Crime, Drama
- Kevin Mahon, Paul Mccrane, Joe Morton
- Lou Antonio
Apr 28, 1981 · Leaving Mr. Sliwa and Highgate Pictures to the courts, ''We're Fighting Back'' offers a fascinating textbook case on how reality can be transformed into television entertainment.
Inspired by the exploits of New York's Guardian Angels, which began as a band of streetwise young people who formed an anti-crime subway patrol and went on to gain a national reputation and units in major cities around the country, this film unites three New York City youths as leaders of a citizens' patrol tackling gangs terrorizing merchants and local citizens.
We're Fighting Back is a 1981 American television action/drama film directed by Lou Antonio which aired on April 28, 1981 on the CBS network. Fast food worker Morgan Casey forms a youth group to help patrol his New York neighborhood that is being ruled by a street gang.
The 80s was a decade of examining this issue of 'fighting back' where characters 'kicked ass' on the worst of the worst criminals. People knew corruption was rampant, and they knew that in the big cities shit was falling apart and 'getting real.'
