American Me (1992)

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" Directed by Edward James Olmos, This epic depiction of thirty years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles focuses on a teen named Santana who, with his friends Mundo and the Caucasian-but-acting-Hispanic J.D., form their own gang and are soon arrested for a break-in. Santana gets into trouble again and goes straight from reform school to prison, spending eighteen years there, and becoming leader of a powerful gang, both inside and outside the prison, while there. When he is finally released,"

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"First viewing - Aug. 27th American Me takes a look at a Mexican gangster's life from the perspective of one who has found his way back to prison for the second time and reflects on his journey. The whole story is pretty bleak and a downer, but I don't see how it could be any other way. I appreciated that they're not trying to glorify the gangster life, and showing a causal relationship between the characters' actions and consequences. The acting is solid across the board, and there's never a du"

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" Directed by: Edward James Olmos Produced by: Edward James Olmos, Robert M. Young, and Sean Daniel Written by: Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano Cinematography: Reynaldo Villalobos Edited by: Richard Candib and Arthur Coburn Music by: Dennis Lambert and Claude Gaudette Distributed by: Universal Pictures"

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" 1992 Directed By Edward James Olmos Starring Edward James Olmos / William Forsyth / Pepe Serna My Rating : 4.0 for Good My imbd Pleasure Meter : 3.5/5.0 Stars "

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"What the movie Colors did for the gangsta lifestyle on the streets, American Me did for the gangsta lifestyle in the "joint". This one is the raw and gritty fictionalized depiction of how the penitentiary lifestyle combined with the growing numbers of the hispanic gang community within it's yards led to the beginning and then the rise of the Mexican Mafia within the California prison system. Based on the true story of criminal organization known as La Eme. Definitely a most underrated favorite "