American Me

American Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdward James Olmos
Screenplay by
Story byFloyd Mutrux
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyReynaldo Villalobos
Edited by
  • Richard Candib
  • Arthur Coburn
Music by
  • Claude Gaudette
  • Dennis Lambert
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[1]
Release date
  • March 13, 1992 (1992-03-13)
Running time
126 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Budget$16 million[2]
Box office$13 million

American Me is a 1992 American independent[3] crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos in his directorial debut, and written by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. 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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "American Me (1992)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. ^ 1991-93 Theatrical Film Releases - Rev. 4.4 Copyright 1991 by Eric Carter CIS 76050,3563 - 10/19/91
  3. ^ America on Film - Google Books (pg.158)
  4. ^ 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.