In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a weary henchman gets a shot at redemption, and an NBA All-Star settles the score.
Acting
Pedro Pascal's exhausted henchman energy is career-best sad dad.
Direction
Boden & Fleck juggling four tones without completely losing the plot.
Costume
Punk looks so authentic you'll smell the hairspray through the screen.
Director
Ryan Fleck
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's title nods to Too $hort's 1987 underground tape 'Born to Mack,' grounding its Oakland mythology in actual hip-hop history.
Real NBA player Eric 'Sleepy' Floyd appears briefly; Jay Ellis studied his 1987 playoff game against the Lakers for the supernatural revenge sequence.
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