Chains of Gold is a 1991 American made-for-television crime drama film starring and co-written by John Travolta.

[2] It was directed by Rod Holcomb and included one of the early performances of Joey Lawrence, who was nominated for Young Artist Award for his role in the movie.

Scott Barnes (Travolta) is a former ad executive turned social worker living in Miami.

One of his cases is Tommy (Joey Lawrence) a street kid who has been selling crack for an organization called the Youth Incentive Program (YIP).

Barnes goes to meet with Carlos (Benjamin Bratt), the head of YIP, who wants him to help expand the organization into the suburbs.

Tommy tries escaping and is taken to the Madison House, an abandoned factory where members of YIP who commit transgressions are killed.

He is taken to the Madison House and thrown into an elevator pit filled with alligators, but gets caught in the wiring and manages to escape.