Film
American Me
1992· R· 2h 5m· Crime· Drama
“In prison they are the law. On the streets they are the power.”
American Me (1992) charts the cyclical descent of Santana, a former street-gang leader, from his iron-fisted rule in Folsom Prison to the fractured streets of East Los Angeles. After an 18-year incarceration, Santana seeks a quiet life, only to find his old world pulling at his frayed threads of redemption. The film unspools his reluctant return to a life of crime, where loyalty and violence are inescapable facets of a past he can neither outrun nor outrank.
1992-03-13
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorEdward James Olmos
ScreenplayDesmond Nakano
ProducerEdward James Olmos
Director of PhotographyReynaldo Villalobos
Original Music ComposerClaude Gaudette
EditorArthur Coburn
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1992-03-13
Runtime2h 5m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosYOY · Universal Pictures · Olmos Productions
Budget$16M
Box office$13M
LanguagesEnglish · Spanish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.4/10 · 400 votes
Original languageen
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