American me

Resource Information

The work American me represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Yuma County Library District. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

American me

Statement of responsibility

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

Creator

• American me (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Nakano, Desmond
• Y.O.Y. Productions
• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• Olmos, Edward James
• Serna, Pepe, 1944-
• Young, Robert M., 1924-
• Tagawa, Cary-Hiroyuki
• Coburn, Arthur
• Daniel, Sean
• Villalobos, Reynaldo
• Fernández, Evelina
• Forsythe, William, 1955-
• Gaudette, Claude
• Lambert, Dennis
• Mutrux, Floyd
• Candib, Richard

Actor

• Tagawa, Cary-Hiroyuki
• Fernández, Evelina
• Forsythe, William, 1955-
• Olmos, Edward James
• Serna, Pepe, 1944-

Screenwriter

• Mutrux, Floyd
• Nakano, Desmond

Composer

• Gaudette, Claude
• Lambert, Dennis

Cinematographer

• Villalobos, Reynaldo

Director

• Olmos, Edward James

Film editor

• Coburn, Arthur
• Candib, Richard

Producer

• Daniel, Sean
• Young, Robert M., 1924-
• Olmos, Edward James

Subject

• Prison gangs -- California -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Feature films
• Hispanic American criminals -- California | East Los Angeles -- Drama
• Prison violence -- California -- Drama
• Fiction films
• Feature films -- United States
• Ex-convicts -- California | East Los Angeles -- Social conditions -- Drama

Genre

• Fiction films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama
• Feature films

Language

eng

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

Cataloging source

JRG

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Photography, Reynaldo Villalobos ; music, Dennis Lambert, Claude Gaudette ; editors, Arthur R. Coburn, Richard Candib

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

In English and Spanish (with English subtitles) with dubbed French audio track, optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles, widescreen

PerformerNote

Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna, Evelina Fernandez, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Runtime

126

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action