United States / Jun 15, 1979 / PG
He was tough enough for the streets... was he tough enough to leave them?
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Emilio Mendez is a 17-year-old Chicano man in California comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out. Robby Benson plays a young gang member in Los Angeles who begins to question himself when Mendez meets and starts to fall for a White girl who encourages him to try and leave. Emilio, with great pride in his Native Mexican heritage, suffers a further identity crisis upon meeting his father, a European-American who got his Brown mother pregnant when she was just 16.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Domingo Ambriz | Cowboy |
| Brad Sullivan | Jerry Kelsey |
| Irene DeBari | Mrs. Mendez |
| Panchito Gómez | Manuel |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Walk Proud |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal Pictures |
| Release date | 15 giugno 1979 |
| Production | Lawrence Turman |
| Writer | Evan Hunter |
| Casting | Michael Chinich |
| Editing | Douglas Stewart |
| Cinematography | Bobby Byrne |
| Assistant directors | Robert L. Collins |
| Camera operators | Bobby Byrne |
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| Additional photography | Bobby Byrne |
| Production design | William L. Campbell, Bruce A. Gibeson |
| Art direction | William L. Campbell, Bruce A. Gibeson |
| Set decoration | Bruce A. Gibeson, William L. Campbell |
| Music | Don Peake, Robby Benson |
| Sound | Don Peake, Robby Benson |
| Costume design | Wayne Reed |
| Makeup | Wayne Reed |
| Hairstyling | Wayne Reed |
Release dates
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