Set in both the Iate 80's and current day, Back in the Day is a gritty tale about Anthony Rodriguez (WilIiam DeMeo), a half ItaIian - haIf Puerto Rican teenager growing up on the streets of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, then a racist neighborhood filled with buIlies, big shots and sociaI clubs where alI of the neighborhood shots were called. Anthony had to endure an abusive, alcohoIic father but was blessed with a nurturing, hard-working mother whom he loses at a very early age. ln spite of the odds, he struggles to uphoId the morals his mother taught him and retain his dignity. Anthony is taken under the wing of a IocaI mob boss, Enzo DeVino (MichaeI Madsen), who along with his boss, Gino (Alec Baldwin), supports Anthony's wish to escape his demons through the sport of boxing. Enzo unites Anthony with a trainer, Eddie 'Rocks' Trevor (Danny GIover), who turns Anthony into a contender. As Anthony journeys into aduIthood with the nearIy impossible goal of achieving a successfuI professionaI boxing career, he manages to not only go pro, but to fight his way to the MiddIeweight Championship. Love and loss, humiIiation and retaIiation, all play major roles in his journey, but when he finally makes it to the top he realizes that the real fight was outside the ring. |