American Me Page #4

Synopsis: This epic depiction of thirty years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles focuses on a teen named Santana who, with his friends Mundo and the Caucasian-but-acting-Hispanic J.D., form their own gang and are soon arrested for a break-in. Santana gets into trouble again and goes straight from reform school to prison, spending eighteen years there, and becoming leader of a powerful gang, both inside and outside the prison, while there. When he is finally released, he tries to make sense of the violence in his life, in a world much changed from when last he was in it.
Director(s): Edward James Olmos
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
R
Year:
1992
125 min
5,618 Views


Hey, Montoya.

Homes, I got ya at

table eight over there.

- Orale, carnal.

- Orale.

Orale, carnal!

- How ya doin', Paulito?

- Fine.

Move over.

Hi, mama.

- How are you?

- I'm okay.

- How you doin', little one?

- Fine.

- Doing good? Drawing the pumpkin man, huh?

- Yeah.

Bus ride is hard for you, isn't it?

It's okay, Santana.

You know, your father wanted

to come see you, but...

something came up.

He couldn't make it.

Whatever, mama.

Santana, I brought

you something.

You know, when Jesus

was crucified on the cross,

there was a thief named Dismas

on the cross next to him.

He believed in Jesus and asked him

not to forget him when he died.

When Jesus died, he took Dismas

to heaven and Dismas became a saint.

I want you to wear it.

Let me see it, mama.

Mijo, let's put it on your brother.

Okay.

- Santana.

- Excuse me, ma'am.

You're not supposed

to pass items to convicts.

- But you see what it is.

- Sorry. That's policy.

He can pick this up with the rest

of his property you brought for him.

- You'll wear it, huh?

- I'll wear it.

Don't worry.

They'll give it to me later.

Don't cry, Mama.

I'm okay.

Watch out.

Orale.

Cheetah?

Take it.

Pie Face.

Pass the wire.

- Japo.

- Orale.

Watch it.

- Hey, homes, you got a visitor.

- I ain't seein'nobody.

Have it your way.

Pass the wire.

Orale, pass it on, ese.

Pass it on.

- Hey, vato, pass that wire.

- Just a minute.

Pinche, mayate.

What the f***'s going on, ese.

Pass that wire.

Orale, pass the wire!

Here you go, man.

Here you go.

F***!

Chow release! Let's go.

Let's go, gentlemen. Chow release.

Okay, gentlemen, let's go.

C'mon, move it.

Give him the uppercut.

He's going down.

That sh*t wasn't

even clean, man.

Let him go, Huero.

What's your problem?

- I paid for a full load.

- Don't worry. We'll take care of business.

Don't worry?

I'm sick, motherf***er!

- Make sure he gets what he ordered right now.

- Simn.

Thank you.

I f***in' appreciate that.

- Who copped his wire?

- Some f***in' mayate.

He's dead.

Make sure nothing happens

to these guards.

Orale.

Steve!

- Cover them for me.

- Orale.

They haven't started to kill each other

yet. They're still throwing sh*t.

C'mon, motherf***er!

That's right,

you f***in' son-of-a-b*tch!

Bring it on, then!

F*** you, you motherf***er!

You motherf***er!

- F*** him up!

- C'mon, kick his ass!

Your motherfuckin'ass!

Talk to me, baby.

Talk to me!

Dead dude burned somebody

for their stash.

- Colour wasn't involved.

- You sent the wrong message.

We can do this

any way you want, Doc.

One to one

from the chest...

Or we can all get down!

Yeah, we can all really

f*** this place up!

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Floyd Mutrux

Floyd Mutrux (born June 21, 1941) is an American stage and film director, writer, producer, and screenwriter. more…

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