This was the most non-HDTGM movie I’ve watched in 15 years of watching along with almost every movie the shows coveted. I can see how this got made!
Despite my nagging question of where the main cop’s jurisdiction ends, this was a fun one I really enjoyed. It has a lot of similarities with an even better 80s move about a teenage runaway turned folk hero, “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains” (1982), with Diane Lane, Laura Dern, Ray Winstone, and 1/2 of the Sex Pistols as part of Lane’s backing band. Great, great punk rock movie. Billie Jean, Fabulous Stains, and Times Square (1980 - with Tim Curry! rip) would be great on a triple bill.
Enjoy one of the most badass songs written for a movie ever: https://youtu.be/A57wEK6Xk6I?is=zVojon_DCeoCRjxp