Touch and Go

A hockey star (Michael Keaton) has his lifestyle disrupted by a juvenile delinquent and his attractive, unwed mother (Maria Conchita Alonso). Louis: Ajay Naidu. Dee Dee: Maria Tucci. Pepper: John Reilly. Gower: Richard Venture. Lester: Max Wright. Lupo: D.V. De Vincentis. Robert Mandel directed., Drama about an ice-hockey star who befriends a mother and her juvenile delinquent son after the youngster tries to rob him. Their ensuing companionship changes them all in ways they never thought possible., Michael Keaton plays a famous Chicago-based hockey player who befriends trouble-prone teenager Ajay Naidu (after Naidu’s gang has tried to mug him!) He also extends the hand of friendship to Naidu’s mother Maria Conchita Alonso, a friendship that blossoms into a physical relationship. Too self-centered to make a commitment to Alonso, Keaton tries to break things off, but Naidu won’t let him go so easily. This seemingly frivolous situation is underscored by the more serious efforts of Alonso to make a better life for herself and her son. The comic and dramatic elements of Touch and Go never quite jell, but the winning performances of the three main characters help gloss over the film’s unevenness., A hockey star (Michael Keaton) has his lifestyle disrupted by a juvenile delinquent and his attractive, unwed mother (Maria Conchita Alonso).