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Release Date • USA: Mar 13, 1992 DVD Release Date • R1: Jan 7, 2003
Budget $16,000,000
Running Time 2 hours, 5 minutes
Country USA
Studio Sean Daniel Co., Universal, Y.O.Y.
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Other Titles • American Me
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Genre: Drama, Gangsters, Prison, Disturbing, Suspense, Police, Biography, World War II, Tragedy, Drugs, Murder, Love
Tagline: In prison they are the law. On the streets they are the power.
Plot: A life of violence is traced from the Zoot Suit riots of the 1940s to the bloody streets of the 199os. Three homeboys, Santana, Mundo and JD, born in a crucible of poverty, create the capitalist dream in their own way as powerful gang members. Jailed in their youth, they control the streets from the cellblock. After his release, Santana wavers between the o. g. lifestyle and fresh beginning with a new love.
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| Written by |
Floyd Mutrux
Mulholland Falls, Freebie and the Bean, Dick Tracy | |
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 | Eric Close
The Sky Is Falling, Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, Follow the Stars Home |
 | Sal Lopez
Full Metal Jacket, The Banger Sisters, The End of Violence | | | | | |
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