: The film is often described as a modern-day "teen western," heavily inspired by Clint Eastwood’s High Plains Drifter . Kid (1990) - IMDb
In the 1990 vigilante action film , a nameless young man (played by C. Thomas Howell) returns to the small desert town where his parents were brutally murdered by a local gang ten years earlier.
: Instead of using traditional firearms, the Kid often crafts DIY weapons from everyday items found at a local hardware store—famously using a tennis ball and bug spray to carry out one of his vendettas.
: Known only as "The Kid," he arrives via Greyhound bus and checks into a run-down motel. He immediately begins tracking down the five men responsible for his parents' deaths.
: The situation becomes personal when the Kid discovers that the final man on his "hit list" is actually the father of his new friends, forcing him to choose between his quest for justice and the bonds he has newly formed. Production Details Director : John Mark Robinson. Writer : Leslie Bohem.