Three underpaid autoworkers plot a union heist in Paul Schrader's 1978 exposé, only to uncover systemic embezzlement that forces them into blackmail. The film's unflinching examination of labor corruption and working-class desperation features commanding turns from Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, and Yaphet Kotto. Schrader's screenplay reveals how institutional betrayal leaves ordinary people with few ethical options, making this a penetrating study of economic inequality and the moral compromises survival demands.