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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
Resource Type:
DVD Video
Edition:
Widescreen
Creation:
1992
Publication:
Universal City, Calif. : Universal, [2002]
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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.
Contributors:
Olmos, Edward James , director, actor, producer
Forsythe, William, 1955- , actor
Serna, Pepe, 1944- , actor
Fernández, Evelina , actor
Daniel, Sean , producer
Young, Robert M., 1924-2024 , producer
Mutrux, Floyd , screenwriter
Nakano, Desmond , screenwriter
Villalobos, Reynaldo , cinematographer
Lambert, Dennis , composer
Gaudette, Claude , composer
Y.O.Y. Productions
Universal Pictures (Firm)
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
In English and Spanish (with English subtitles) with dubbed French audio track, optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles.
Main Work:
American me (Motion picture)
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
Prison gangs
Prison violence
Hispanic American criminals
Ex-convicts — Social conditions
Ex-convicts
California — East Los Angeles
California
United States
Genres:
Motion pictures
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Drama
System Details:
DVD, NTSC.
Performers:
Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna, Evelina Fernandez, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.
Production Credits:
Photography, Reynaldo Villalobos ; music, Dennis Lambert, Claude Gaudette ; editors, Arthur R. Coburn, Richard Candib.
General Notes:
National Film Registry selection, 2024.
Videodisc release of the 1992 motion picture.
"Inspired by a true story."
Bonus: Lives in hazard documentary; theatrical trailer.
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Characteristics:
plastic; metal; polychrome
Audio Characteristics:
digital; optical
Video Characteristics:
NTSC
Digital Characteristics:
video file; DVD video; region 1
Call Numbers:
AME 1992 DVD
ISBNs:
0783233604
9780783233604
Other Standard Numbers:
Publisher Number, Universal: 20574
OCLC Numbers:
1053097946
52132187 [Invalid]