A pair of impulsive young men take different paths on the road to maturity in this drama, the first feature film from actor-turned-filmmaker
Scott Caan. Rusty (
Shawn Hatosy) and Dallas (Caan) are two buddies in their early twenties who live on the rundown underside of Los Angeles; they both have an appetite for alcohol and trouble, and would probably be in jail if it weren't for Rusty's understanding mother, Mary (
Kelly Lynch). Mary is worried about her son, and when she begins dating an analyst, Bob (
Jeff Goldblum), she persuades him to take Rusty on as a patient. As Rusty begins to work through the demons that have raged within him since the death of his father when he was a child, he begins putting his life on a more positive path. Dallas, however, is drawn deeper into a life of crime, and he wants Rusty to join him for a potentially risky job. Dallas 362 also features supporting performances from
Marley Shelton,
Selma Blair,
Freddy Rodriguez, and Heavy D. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide