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American Me is a 1992 film directed by Edward James Olmos. Olmos also stars as the movie's main character.

The film is about the life of Santana (Edward James Olmos), a Chicano youth who breaks the law and becames part of the "legalistic machine" that includes the horrors of serving jail time at Folsom Prison for many years. The film covers most of Santana's life and how the system works against him, in and out out jail. When Santana is released from prison the question becomes: is there an escape?

Most importantly, the film also introduces film audiences to the life of California gang life: in and out of prison.

Quotes

Montoya Santana: You know, a long time ago, two best homeboys were thrown into juvie. They were scared, so they thought they had to do something to prove themselves. And they did what they had to do. They thought they were doing it to gain respect for their people, to show the world that no one could take their class from them. No one had to take it from us, ese. Whatever we had....we gave it away........Take care of yourself, carnal.
Yolanda: You're like two people. One is like a kid. Doesn't know how to dance, doesn't know how to make love. That's the one I cared about. But the other one, the other one I hate. The one who knows, the one who has this wrapdown, who knows how to run drugs, who kills people! Montoya Santana: I don't have to listen to this shit, alright? If you were a man, I'd- Yolanda: You'd kill me! Oh no. No, you'd fuck me in the ass, right? Right!?
Yolanda': You know when I met you, I was impressed. Yeah, you talked about La Raza and education and the revolution, but you know what man? You really don't care about any revolution, do you? You're nothing but a fucking dope dealer.

Taglines

In prison they are the law. On the streets they are the power.

Trivia

Mr. Olmos was issued a permit by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to carry a concealed weapon due to the many death threaths he received while making American Me.
Film locations: Folsom Prison, Represa, Calif. and Los Angeles, Calif.
Edward James Olmos used actual prisoners as extras and bit players when he filmed at Folsom Prison.
American Me marks the debut of Edward James Olmos as a director.
According to 60 Minutes, three consultants on this film were later murdered because of the depiction of a homosexual rape scene that reportedly deeply offended the Mexican Mafia's machismo.

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