The Children of Times Square
Genre	Crime Drama
Written by	Curtis Hanson
Directed by	Curtis Hanson
Starring	Howard E. Rollins Jr. Joanna Cassidy David Ackroyd Larry B. Scott Danny Nucci Brandon Douglas
Music by	Michael Shrieve
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Charles W. Fries
Producers	Marcy Gross Ann Weston
Production location	New York City
Cinematography	Robert Elswit
Editor	Ray Daniels
Running time	94 minutes
Production company	Fries Entertainment
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 3, 1986 (1986-03-03)

The Children of Times Square is a 1986 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Curtis Hanson.^[1]

Plot

An alienated teenager runs away from home and travels to New York City where he falls in with a cocaine dealer using street children as drug dealers.

Cast

• Howard E. Rollins Jr. as Otis Talbot
• Joanna Cassidy as Sue Roberts
• David Ackroyd as Peter Roberts
• Brandon Douglas as Eric Roberts
• Larry B. Scott as Skater
• Jason Bernard as Lieutenant Devins
• Danny Nucci as Luis Sotavento
• Silvana Gallardo as Lizette Sotavento, Luis' Mother
• De'voreaux White as C.J.
• Griffin O'Neal as Rick
• Mars Callahan as Brian
• Jacob Vargas as Alberto
• Joe Spinell as Street Vendor