Nick, however, is entangled in the politics of the street and wants to help his community, as the leader of the “Nightcrawlers.” When vendors at a local carnival swindle Sunnyside residents, the Nightcrawlers join forces with rival hooligans, the Warlocks and the Deathmakers, to rob the amusement park.
Although the groups agree to use fake weapons, a carnival employee is shot by a real gun at the hands of the Warlocks.
As Nick confronts Warlock leader, Eddie Reaper, about the killing, tension between the rival gangs escalates.
Before the final confrontation, Denny tries to warn his brother, but Nick is shot and killed, along with his rival, Reaper.
The film was screened at the Embassy II theater in New York City on 1 June 1979.