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
• fre
• eng
• spa
• eng
• 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

Credits note

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

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R for strong violence and sensuality,and for language and drug content

Language note

In English (with English subtitles) with dubbed French audio track, optional Spanish subtitles and English closed-captioned

PerformerNote

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

Runtime

126