A new movie is coming out in the near future about the intertwined lives of Nicky Cruz and David Wilkerson. The movie is called Thousand Pieces and is based on the book Run, Baby, Run, the official biography of Nicky Cruz. Information on the movie can be found at the following two websites:
http://www.runbabyrunmovie.com/main.php
http://thousandpiecesmovie.com/
There is an earlier “sanitized” film called The Cross and the Switchblade based on the book of the same name by David Wilkerson. The film is actually inspiring and worth a screening. It’s a 70’s film that stars Pat Boone as David Wilkerson and Erik Estrada as Nicky Cruz , so it’s more on the “cute” side and not as” gritty” or realistic as a current movie on the same topic might be. Nonetheless, the film is worth watching to get a visual presentation of the story. See it at:
http://www.ovguide.com/movies_tv/the_cross_and_the_switchblade.htm
