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two friends looking for a way out of the desperate poverty of the south bronx find themselves traveling in different directions in this street smart drama . % walter walter velasquez and % lorenzo jamal mackey are the two members of an up and coming rap duo called pos neg . % walter is studying at a local community college coaching a childrens baseball team in his spare time and seems determined to use his intelligence and talent to move on to better things . % lorenzo however is another matter ; an unstable product of a blighted home life % lorenzo deals drugs to support himself and has a tendency to think with his fists . while % walter sees pos neg as a springboard to a better life % lorenzo has a hard time showing up for practice or shows even when he isnt serving one of his periodic jail sentences . tensions between % walter and % lorenzo grow when % walter begins dating % narine pamela johnson % lorenzo s sister especially after % narine becomes pregnant and she moves in with % walter . based on a true story with walter velasquez playing himself off the hook was the first feature for writer and director adam watstein . mark deming all movie guide . br br two music videos by pos neg welcome to the bronx off the hook audio commentary with adam watstein jennifer lyne and walter velasquezepilogue walter and narine at the parkepilogue pos neg where are they now16 9 anamorphic presentation5 .1 mixtrailer . br br two music videos by pos neg welcome to the bronx off the hook audio commentary with adam watstein jennifer lyne and walter velasquezepilogue walter and narine at the parkepilogue pos neg where are they now16 9 anamorphic presentation5 .1 mixtrailer .