American me /

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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Uniform Title:	American me (Motion picture)
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- (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)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English and Spanish (with English subtitles) with dubbed French audio track, optional Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.
Published:	Universal City, Calif. : Universal, 2002.
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. Ex-convicts > Social conditions. Hispanic American criminals. Prison gangs. Prison violence. California. California > East Los Angeles. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. Films for the hearing impaired.

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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.
Item Description:	"Inspired by a true story." Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992. Bonus: Lives in hazard documentary; theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD video, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1), Dolby surround, dual layer.
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:	Photography, Reynaldo Villalobos ; music, Dennis Lambert, Claude Gaudette ; editors, Arthur R. Coburn, Richard Candib.
ISBN:	0783233604 9780783233604