A former Pacific Exchange floor trader who quits after losing his family's savings on a risky trade and becomes a bicycle messenger. He navigates workplace dangers, helps coworkers, and ultimately uses his trading skills to buy shares of a plummeting stock, restoring his family's fortune and funding his friend Hector's hot dog stand. He also rescues Terri from gang threats and defeats drug dealer Gypsy in a car-versus-bike chase before seeking conventional employment.
Gypsy serves as the lethal criminal antagonist whose actions directly trigger the film's climax.
Jack and Terri share a deepening romantic bond forged through mutual rescue and urban survival.
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