American Me (1992)
| Release Date | 13 March 1992 |
| Budget | $16,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $13,000,000 |
| Tagline | In prison they are the law. On the streets they are the power. |
| Genre | Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Gangster Film, Crime Drama, Crime Thriller |
| Mood | Tough Guys |
| Themes | Going Straight |
| Tones | Tense, Confrontational, Disturbing, Forceful, Gritty, Harsh |
| Tags | Ambition, Bad Guy Turns Good, Gangster, Going Straight, Kill, Love, One Against Odds, Prison, Rampage, Romance, Self Discovery |
American Me is a 1992 film directed by Edward James Olmos, his first film as director, and written by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. Olmos also stars as the movie's main character. The executive producer was Lou Adler, a record producer. It depicts 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.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Sal Lopez
Pedro Santana
Vira Montes
Esperanza Santana
Roberto Martín Márquez
Acha
Dyana Ortelli
Yolanda
Joe Aubel
Tattoo Artist
Rob Garrett
Zoot Riot Bystander
Lance August
Young Sailor
Cody Glenn
Older Sailor
Don Pugsley
Police Officer
Panchito Gómez
Young Montoya Santana
Albert Joe Medina Jr.
Street Mechanic
Alex Solís
Street Mechanic
Raymond Amezquita
Abuelito
Steve Wilcox
Young JD
Javier Castellanos
Hazard Kid
Richard Lee-Sung
Restaurant Owner
Christian Klemash
Blond Kid in Yard
Brian Holechek
Juvie Officer
Rigoberto Jimenez
Big Happy
Daniel A. Haro
Huero
Domingo Ambriz
Pie Face
Glenn Shelton
Visiting Room Guard
Scott Johnstad
Visiting Room Guard
Abraham Verduzco
Paulito - age 7
Danny De La Paz
Puppet
Vic Trevino
Cheetah
Robby Robinson
Drug Thief
Paul Bollen
Doc
Guillermo Pérez
Willie-Vato
Daniel Villarreal
Little Puppet
Robert Chavez
Sparky
Rafael H. Robledo
El Chucko
Modesto M. Sanchez
Mo
Dennis Ryan Sacco
Paulito - age 11
Michael Shaner
Tony Scagnelli, Jr.
Tom S. Ventimiglia
Segregation Guard
William Fetzer
Processing Guard
Thomas Richard Gorman III
Processing Guard
George Padilla
Mundo's Attorney
Humberto Madrigal
Veneno
Jose Guardado
Samson
Daniel Lujan
Mico
Evelina Fernández
Julie
Rodney Rincon
Shoe Salesman
John Rangel
Nelo - age 15
Robert Pucci
Bodyguard
Tony Giorgio
Don Antonio Scagnelli
Sabino Villa Lobos
Tin Man
Armando Briseno
Chuy
Mauricio Ernesto Anzueto
Bam Bam
Manny Perry
Arthur J
Bennie Moore
Ronnie Little
Alex Brown
Eddie Johnson
Gerald Lynn Walker
BGF Member
William T. Amos
Tank
Irma Aurea García
Lourdes
Robert Alvarez
Ralphy
Ken Medlock
Cop
Rolando Molina
Cop
Ana Lizarraga
Julie's Mother
Steven Cisneros
Chivo
Art Bonilla
NF Gangleader
Jessica Russell
Waitress
Dave Smith
Prison inmate
Director
Writer
Floyd Mutrux
,
Desmond Nakano
Producer
Sean Daniel
producer
Brian E. Frankish
co-producer
Randee Lynne Jensen
associate producer
Antoinette Levine
associate producer
Floyd Mutrux
executive producer
Irwin Young
executive producer
Robert M. Young
producer
Original Music
Claude Gaudette
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Dennis Lambert
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Cinematographer
Reynaldo Villalobos
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Editor
Richard Candib
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Arthur Coburn
Casting Director
Bob Morones
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Production Designer
Joe Aubel
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Art Director
Richard Toyon
Set Decorator
Martin Price
Costume Designer
Sylvia Vega-Vasquez
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Makeup Department
David Abbott
assistant makeup artist
Dee Dee Altamura
assistant makeup artist
Ken Diaz
makeup artist
Art Harding
makeup artist
Theo Mayes
key hair stylist
Tania McComas
special makeup effects artist
Gloria Ponce
hair stylist
Patricia Vecchio
assistant hair stylist
Carlos Yeaggy
makeup artist
Production Manager
Brian E. Frankish
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dustin Bernard
additional second assistant director
Gilbert Castro
second second assistant director
Dan Coffie
dga trainee
Richard Espinoza
first assistant director
Brian Ort
additional second assistant director
Brian Whitley
second assistant director
Art Department
Kinney Booker
set dresser
Alex Carrillo
lead carpenter
William Davidson
foreman
John Davies
stand-by painter
Marc Martin Del Campo
swing gang
Stephen R. Ferry
swing gang
John Frantz
second assistant property master
Eugene Freiburger
assistant property master
Serge Genitempo
stand-by painter
Stephanie J. Gordon
set designer
Matt Hailey
swing gang
Dean B. Katz
set dresser
Lance Lombardo
lead person
Joseph Musso
production illustrator
Thomas J. O'Brien
paint foreman
David Scott
property master
Greg Villalva
construction coordinator
Darrell L. Wight
set designer
Sound Department
James Bolt
sound re-recording mixer
Andy D'Addario
sound re-recording mixer
Zack Davis
adr editor
Janet Gratz
assistant sound editor
Dennis Jones
production sound mixer
Steve Kohler
sound
Solange S. Schwalbe
sound editor
Janelle Showalter
assistant sound editor
Pat Suraci
boom operator
James Thompson
cable operator
Special Effects
Jeffrey S. Farley
stunt mask design and fabrication
Stunts
John Borland
stunts
David Burton
stunts
William H. Burton
stunts
Steven Chambers
stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw
stunts
Tim A. Davison
stunts
Ousaun Elam
stunts
Danny Epper
stunts
Tony Epper
stunts
Richie Gaona
stunts
James M. Halty
stunts
Freddie Hice
stunts
Toby Holguin
stunts
Billy Hank Hooker
stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
stunts
Norman Howell
stunts
Tony Kahana
stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.
stunts
Joel Kramer
stunt coordinator
Lane Leavitt
stunts
Freddy Lopez
stunts
John Meier
stunts
Jimmy Ortega
stunts
Randy Peters
stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.
stunts
Steve Picerni
stunts
Pee Wee Piemonte
stunts
Víctor Quintero
stunts
Danny Rogers
stunts
Erik Rondell
stunts
Gilbert Rosales
stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
stunts
Sharon Schaffer
stunts
Tierre Turner
stunts
Glenn R. Wilder
stunts
Gerard G. Williams
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Douglas L. Adam Jr.
additional first assistant camera
Mike Amorelli
best boy electric
Paul Amorelli
electrician
Todd Braden
musco lighting technician
Steve Bridge
camera operator
David L. Butler
camera operator: helicopter camera
Hugo Cortina
chief lighting technician
William Cueto
rigging electrician
Ernesto Enríquez
rigging electrician
Tony Friedkin
still photographer
Brad M. Hazen
electrician
Joe Hicks
dolly grip
Brian Holechek
grip
Frank R. Jimenez Jr.
electrician
Vic Keatley
electrician
Rodger Kelderman
musco lighting technician
T. Sano Kwong
best boy grip
Jeff Mart
Steadicam operator
Michael Meinardus
Steadicam operator
Bob Munoz
key grip
Randy Nolen
Steadicam operator
David Preciado
electrician
David Schmalz
video assist operator
Clarence Tindell
grip
Michael T. Travers
rigging grip
Maria Varni
loader
Reynaldo Villalobos III
second assistant camera
Tony Villalobos
second assistant camera
Robert M. Young
camera operator
Ron Kunecke
musco light operator
Casting Department
Jeff Olan
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
John Casey
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Julie Dole
assistant editor
Elizabeth Fulton Schmidt
assistant editor
Susan Godfrey
assistant editor
Paula Greatbatch
assistant editor
Phil Hetos
color timer
Sharon McGeeney
negative cutter
Brian Ralph
negative cutter
Music Department
Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation
Sandy DeCrescent
music contractor
Bruce Frazier
music conductor
Claude Gaudette
orchestrator
Dennis Lambert
music supervisor
Michael Lippman
music consultant
George A. Martin
supervising music editor
Dawn Soler
music consultant
Michael Thompson
musician: guitar
Transportation Department
Sharon Hollis
transportation captain
Randy Peters
transportation coordinator
Don Varela
transportation captain
Other Crew
Fabiana Arrastia
assistant coordinator
Tony Casas
technical advisor
Bundy Chanock
set medic
Fernando Cubillas
assistant: Edward James Olmos
David W. Dale
assistant: William Forsythe
Jane Estocin
assistant accountant
Shelly Glasser
production coordinator
Bob Hoffman
public relations
Jerry Holway
operator: Skyman
Steve Johnson
stand-in
J. David Jones
helicopter pilot
Ana Lizarraga
coordinator: youth gang services
Luis Reyes
publicist
Modesto M. Sanchez
stand-in
Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner
production accountant
James P. Schreiber
production counsel
Burton Sharp
adr group coordinator
Michael Vasquez
assistant auditor
Martine White
assistant location manager
John Achorn
additional voices
Production Company
Universal Pictures
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YOY
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Home Video Inc.
Universal Pictures Nordic
Universal Home Entertainment
Argentina Video Home
United International Pictures (UIP)
Miscellaneous
Deluxe Digital Studios
transfer
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