American me / Universal Pictures presents ; a Y.O.Y. production ; directed by Edward James Olmos ; screenplay by Floyd Mutrux, Desmond Nakano ; produced by Sean Daniel, Robert M. Young, Edward James Olmos.

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Inspired by a true story, this is the story of a vicious Latino prison gang leader, doomed by his past to a life of harsh, unforgiving violence after his release from jail. He grows up in East Los Angeles, joins a street gang and is in prison while he is still of an age to be in high school. By the...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:American me (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Authors: Lambert, Dennis (Composer)
Gaudette, Claude (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm)
Y.O.Y. Productions
Other Authors: Olmos, Edward James (Director, Actor, Producer)
Mutrux, Floyd (Screenwriter)
Nakano, Desmond (Screenwriter)
Daniel, Sean (Producer)
Young, Robert M., 1924-2024 (Producer)
Forsythe, William, 1955- (Actor)
Serna, Pepe, 1944- (Actor)
Fernández, Evelina (Actor)
Tagawa, Cary-Hiroyuki (Actor)
Villalobos, Reynaldo (Cinematographer)
Coburn, Arthur (Film editor)
Candib, Richard (Film editor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and Spanish (with English subtitles) with dubbed French audio track, optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles, widescreen.
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal, 2002.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Prison gangs > California > Drama.
Prison violence > California > Drama.
Hispanic American criminals > California > East Los Angeles > Drama.
Ex-convicts > California > East Los Angeles > Social conditions > Drama.
Feature films > United States.
Drama.
Ex-convicts > Social conditions.
Hispanic American criminals.
Prison gangs.
Prison violence.
California.
California > East Los Angeles.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
Inspired by a true story, this is the story of a vicious Latino prison gang leader, doomed by his past to a life of harsh, unforgiving violence after his release from jail. He grows up in East Los Angeles, joins a street gang and is in prison while he is still of an age to be in high school. By the time he is back on the streets again, he is a skillful, educated criminal.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992.
"Inspired by a true story."
Bonus: Lives in hazard documentary; theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN9 D0021553 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:0783233604
9780783233604
Credits:Photography, Reynaldo Villalobos ; music, Dennis Lambert, Claude Gaudette ; editors, Arthur R. Coburn, Richard Candib.
System Details:DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1), Dolby surround, dual layer.
Cast:
Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna, Evelina Fernandez, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.