Blood and Concrete

Blood & Concrete: A Love Story is a 1991 American romantic crime comedy film directed by Jeffrey Reiner and co-written by Richard LaBrie, starring Billy Zane and Jennifer Beals.

Set in Los Angeles,[1] the film stars Joey Turks, a car thief who needs money to get out of town.

It opens with Joey stealing a television set from the home of drug dealer Mort, who owes him cash, but is caught red-handed.

While bleeding, Joey reaches a cemetery where he meets Mona, an unsuccessful singer who is on the verge of committing suicide over her past relationships.

That night, while Joey is conversing with a young man outside a club, he is surprised by Bart Daniels, who suddenly grabs him and pulls him into a car to take him once again to Mort's house.

Joey claims he does not know and Spuntz explains to him that what he delivered contained a hallucinogenic drug called Libido, which increases people's sexual drive and is highly addictive, allowing him to make large economic gains.

But just then, Joey is surprised by Detective Hank, who takes him back to the restaurant, where the contact is now seen dead, with a bullet shot in his forehead.

Right after, they receive a sudden visit from Spuntz and Bart, who threaten to kill them if they do not hand over the drugs, but Hank immediately finds them and arrests them.

The final scene shows Joey grabbing Sammy's suitcase with the money and dropping the one with the worthless bags, as he leaves the city along with Mona.

Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a mixed review and wrote: "This movie’s zaniness, energy and wild, weird characters are its vein of gold.