DVD
American me
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
In English or French, with optional Spanish subtitles; English captions.
Performers
Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna, Evelina Fernandez, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.
Publication Information
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and sensuality, and for language and drug content.
Uniform Title
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.
Notes
Title from container.
"Inspired by a true story"--Container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.
Special feature: "Lives in hazard" award-winning documentary.