American Me(Movie, 1992)

Name: American Me
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1992
Duration: T02:5:00
Rating: 3.7

| 2h 5min | Genres: Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 157 votes)

American Me is a 1992 American independent crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos in his directorial debut, and written by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. Olmos stars as Montoya Santana, who is loosely based on Mexican Mafia boss Rodolfo Cadena. Executive producers included record producer Lou Adler, screenwriter Mutrux, and Irwin Young. The film is a fictionalized account of the founding and rise to power of the Mexican Mafia in the California prison system from the 1950s into the 1980s. ()

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About American Me

During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: San Francisco (California), Los Angeles (California)

Plays in: California

Made by: Universal Pictures, Olmos Productions, YOY

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)

Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 03/13/1992

Cast: William Forsythe, Pepe Serna, Edward James Olmos, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Eric Close

Director: Edward James Olmos

Producer: Robert Milton Young, Sean Daniel, Lou Adler, Floyd Mutrux

Screenwriter: Desmond Nakano

Director of Photography: Reynaldo Villalobos

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"American Me - Das Gesetz der Gewalt"

"Santana ¿Americano yo?"

Keywords: juvenile prison, mexican american, lowrider, hood, gang, racism, prison, east los angeles, jail

Budget: 16,000,000 USD

Revenue: 13,000,000 USD (= 81%)

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American Me(Movie, 1992)

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