Back American Me Catalan منی ئەمریکی CKB American Me CY Στην κόλαση του Λος Άντζελες Greek American Me Spanish Sans rémission French American Me HE American Me - Rabbia di vivere Italian アメリカン・ミー Japanese Moja Ameryka Polish
| American Me | |
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| Directed by | Edward James Olmos |
| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | Floyd Mutrux |
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| Cinematography | Reynaldo Villalobos |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 126 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Languages | English Spanish |
| Budget | $16 million[2] |
| Box office | $13 million |
American Me is a 1992 American crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano.[3] Olmos stars as Montoya Santana, who is loosely based on Mexican Mafia boss Rodolfo Cadena.[4] Executive producers included record producer Lou Adler, screenwriter Mutrux, and Irwin Young. The film is 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.
In 2024, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5]
- ^ a b c d e f "American Me (1992)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ 1991-93 Theatrical Film Releases - Rev. 4.4 Copyright 1991 by Eric Carter CIS 76050,3563 - 10/19/91
- ^ America on Film - Google Books (pg.158)
- ^ Mukhopadhyay, Arka (2021-04-23). "Is American Me a True Story? Is Montoya Santana Based on Real Life Gangster?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "25 Films Added to National Film Registry for Preservation". December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.