Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
The story
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
- prison
- juvenile prison
- jail
- east los angeles
- hood
- gang
- racism
- mexican american
- lowrider
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Edward James Olmos
Montoya Santana
William Forsythe
J.D.
Pepe Serna
Mundo
Panchito Gómez
Young Montoya Santana
- Steve Wilcox — Young J.D.
- Danny De La Paz — Puppet
- Sal Lopez — Pedro Santana
- Dyana Ortelli — Yolanda
- William Smith — Deacon
- Evelina Fernández — Julie
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa — El Japo
- Daniel Villarreal — Little Puppet
- Daniel A. Haro — Huero
- Vira Montes — Esperanza Santana
- Richard Coca — Young Mundo
- Directed
- Edward James Olmos
- Written
- Floyd Mutrux, Desmond Nakano
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 408 ratings
- Studio
- YOY, Universal Pictures, Olmos Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
