American Me (1992)

American Me Poster

2h 5min | Crime, Drama | Mar 13, 1992 | Released

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.

Director: Edward James Olmos

Producer: Edward James Olmos Sean Daniel Robert M. Young

Writer(s): Floyd Mutrux Desmond Nakano

Story: Floyd Mutrux

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Cast & Crew

Cast (49 Members)

Edward James Olmos

Montoya Santana

William Forsythe

J.D.

Pedro Santana

Paulito - Age 15

Abraham Verduzco

Paulito - Age 7

Danny De La Paz

Puppet

Cop

Rafael H. Robledo

El Chucko

Deacon

Yolanda

Juvie Hall Attacker

Tony Scagnelli, Jr.

Cheetah

Eddie Johnson

Cop

Arthur J

Sabino Villa Lobos

Tin Man

JD's Friend

Rigoberto Jimenez

Big Happy

Javier Castellanos

Hazard Kid

Raymond Amezquita

Abuelito

Street Mechanic

Albert Joe Medina Jr.

Street Mechanic

Roberto Martín Márquez

Acha

Juvie Officer

Evelina Fernández

Julie

Huero

Esperanza Santana

Armando Briseno

Chuy

Mico - Age 9

Samson

Humberto Madrigal

Veneno

Mundo's Attorney

Thomas Richard Gorman III

Processing Guard

Sparky

Guillermo Pérez

Willie-Vato

Visiting Room Guard

Visiting Room Guard

Dennis Ryan Sacco

Paulito - Age 11

Neto - Age 15

Modesto M. Sanchez

Mo

Tom S. Ventimiglia

Segregation Guard

Mauricio Ernesto Anzueto

Bam Bam

Gerald Lynn Walker

BGF Member

William T. Amos

Tank

Ralphy

Julie's Mother

Steven Cisneros

Chivo

Processing Guard

Edward James Olmos Montoya Santana

William Forsythe J.D.

Sal Lopez Pedro Santana

Jacob Vargas Paulito - Age 15

Abraham Verduzco Paulito - Age 7

Danny De La Paz Puppet

Rolando Molina Cop

Rafael H. Robledo El Chucko

William Smith Deacon

Dyana Ortelli Yolanda

Eric Close Juvie Hall Attacker

Michael Shaner Tony Scagnelli, Jr.

Vic Trevino Cheetah

Alex Brown Eddie Johnson

Ken Medlock Cop

Manny Perry Arthur J

Sabino Villa Lobos Tin Man

Grace Morley JD's Friend

Rigoberto Jimenez Big Happy

Javier Castellanos Hazard Kid

Raymond Amezquita Abuelito

Alex Solís Street Mechanic

Albert Joe Medina Jr. Street Mechanic

Roberto Martín Márquez Acha

Brian Holechek Juvie Officer

Evelina Fernández Julie

Daniel A. Haro Huero

Vira Montes Esperanza Santana

Armando Briseno Chuy

Daniel Lujan Mico - Age 9

Jose Guardado Samson

Humberto Madrigal Veneno

George Padilla Mundo's Attorney

Thomas Richard Gorman III Processing Guard

Robert Chavez Sparky

Guillermo Pérez Willie-Vato

Scott Johnstad Visiting Room Guard

Glenn Shelton Visiting Room Guard

Dennis Ryan Sacco Paulito - Age 11

John Rangel Neto - Age 15

Modesto M. Sanchez Mo

Tom S. Ventimiglia Segregation Guard

Mauricio Ernesto Anzueto Bam Bam

Gerald Lynn Walker BGF Member

William T. Amos Tank

Robert Alvarez Ralphy

Ana Lizarraga Julie's Mother

Steven Cisneros Chivo

William Fetzer Processing Guard

Crew (81 Members)

Edward James Olmos

Director

Editor

Production Design

Casting Associate

Producer

Casting

Reynaldo Villalobos

Director of Photography

Extras Casting Coordinator

Production Coordinator

Executive Producer

Editor

Executive Producer

Screenplay

Post Production Coordinator

Robert M. Young

Producer

Production Sound Mixer

Sound Editor

Brian E. Frankish

Co-Producer

Set Decoration

Darrell L. Wight

Set Designer

First Assistant Camera

Costume Supervisor

Randee Lynne Jensen

Associate Producer

David L. Butler

Helicopter Camera

Transportation Coordinator

Assistant Editor

Sylvia Vega-Vasquez

Costume Design

Art Direction

Makeup Artist

Steadicam Operator

Antoinette Levine

Associate Producer

Executive Producer

Claude Gaudette

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

Assistant Editor

Sukey Fontelieu

ADR Editor

Sound Editor

Key Grip

Publicist

Production Illustrator

Fabiana Arrastia

Assistant Production Coordinator

Second Assistant Director

Sound Editor

Stephanie J. Gordon

Set Designer

Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner

Production Accountant

Sound Recordist

Sound Editor

William L. Manger

Sound Editor

Stephen R. Ferry

Swing

Clarence Tindell

Grip

Technical Advisor

Costume Illustrator

Tanya Sharp David

ADR Mixer

Negative Cutter

Reynaldo Villalobos III

Second Assistant Camera

Grip

Michael Meinardus

Steadicam Operator

Richard Espinoza

First Assistant Director

Camera Operator

Loader

Douglas L. Adam Jr.

Additional First Assistant Camera

Public Relations

Set Dresser

Swing

Marc Martin Del Campo

Swing

Elizabeth Schmidt

Assistant Editor

Cassandra Barrere

Script Supervisor

Key Costumer

Costumer

Jessica Vasquez

Costumer

Property Master

Eugene Freiburger

Assistant Property Master

Best Boy Grip

Post Production Supervisor

Sound Editor

Assistant Sound Editor

Conductor

Construction Coordinator

ADR Recordist

Transportation Captain

Transportation Captain

Edward James Olmos Director

Arthur Coburn Editor

Joe Aubel Production Design

Russell Gray Casting Associate

Sean Daniel Producer

Bob Morones Casting

Reynaldo Villalobos Director of Photography

Jeff Olan Extras Casting Coordinator

Shelly Glasser Production Coordinator

Floyd Mutrux Executive Producer

Richard Candib Editor

Lou Adler Executive Producer

Desmond Nakano Screenplay

Terra Abroms Post Production Coordinator

Robert M. Young Producer

Dennis Jones Production Sound Mixer

Jack Woods Sound Editor

Brian E. Frankish Co-Producer

Martin Price Set Decoration

Darrell L. Wight Set Designer

Horace Jordan First Assistant Camera

John Casey Costume Supervisor

Randee Lynne Jensen Associate Producer

David L. Butler Helicopter Camera

Randy Peters Transportation Coordinator

Julie Dole Assistant Editor

Sylvia Vega-Vasquez Costume Design

Richard Toyon Art Direction

David Abbott Makeup Artist

Jeff Mart Steadicam Operator

Antoinette Levine Associate Producer

Irwin Young Executive Producer

Claude Gaudette Original Music Composer

Dennis Lambert Original Music Composer

Paula Suhy Assistant Editor

Sukey Fontelieu ADR Editor

Jimmy Ling Sound Editor

Bob Munoz Key Grip

Luis Reyes Publicist

Joseph Musso Production Illustrator

Fabiana Arrastia Assistant Production Coordinator

Brian Whitley Second Assistant Director

David Spence Sound Editor

Stephanie J. Gordon Set Designer

Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner Production Accountant

Albert Romero Sound Recordist

Richard Oswald Sound Editor

William L. Manger Sound Editor

Stephen R. Ferry Swing

Clarence Tindell Grip

Tony Casas Technical Advisor

Julian Mendoza Costume Illustrator

Tanya Sharp David ADR Mixer

Brian Ralph Negative Cutter

Reynaldo Villalobos III Second Assistant Camera

Brian Holechek Grip

Michael Meinardus Steadicam Operator

Richard Espinoza First Assistant Director

Steve Bridge Camera Operator

Maria Varni Loader

Douglas L. Adam Jr. Additional First Assistant Camera

Bob Hoffman Public Relations

Dean B. Katz Set Dresser

Matt Hailey Swing

Marc Martin Del Campo Swing

Elizabeth Schmidt Assistant Editor

Cassandra Barrere Script Supervisor

Willie Perez Key Costumer

Monica Vasquez Costumer

Jessica Vasquez Costumer

David Scott Property Master

Eugene Freiburger Assistant Property Master

T. Sano Kwong Best Boy Grip

David Pauker Post Production Supervisor

Dan Thomas Sound Editor

Bill Weinman Assistant Sound Editor

Bruce Frazier Conductor

Greg Villalva Construction Coordinator

Greg W. Lowe ADR Recordist

Don Varela Transportation Captain

Sharon Hollis Transportation Captain

Age At Time Of Release

Edward James Olmos

45

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William Forsythe

36

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