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.
American Me (1992)
Directed by Edward James Olmos
Genres - Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film, Prison Film |
Release Date - Mar 13, 1992 |
Run Time - 126 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$16,000,000
Box Office
$13,086,430
Themes
Tags
Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa, Coming Of Age/Teen, Folsom State Prison, Gang, Hood, Los Angeles, Lowrider, Mexican Mafia, Prison, Racism, Sacramento, Violence, Violent
Attributes
Filming Location: Los Angeles, San Francisco
Narrative Location: California
Narrative Location: California
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Alternate Titles
América do Medo
BR
American Me
AR, AU, CA, EC, ZA, GB, US
American Me - Das Gesetz der Gewalt
DE
American Me - Rabbia di vivere
IT
American Me - Sin remisión
ES
Americanos de Segunda
PT
Das Gesetz der Gewalt
DE
Életre-halálra
HU
Mitt Amerika
SE
Moja Ameryka
PL
Sans rémission
CA, FR
Santana ¿Americano yo?
MX
Uma Questão de Raça
PT
Στην κόλαση του Λος Άντζελες
GR
Американизируй меня
RU
アメリカン・ミー
JP