In prison they are the law. On the streets they are the power.
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.
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and bleak.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Edward James OlmosMontoya Santana
- William ForsytheJ.D.
- Pepe SernaMundo
- Panchito GómezYoung Montoya Santana
- Steve WilcoxYoung J.D.
- Danny De La PazPuppet
- Sal LopezPedro Santana
- Dyana OrtelliYolanda
- William SmithDeacon
- Evelina FernándezJulie
Crew
- Edward James OlmosDirector
- Desmond NakanoScreenplay
- Floyd MutruxScreenplay
- Reynaldo VillalobosDirector of Photography
- Claude GaudetteOriginal Music Composer
- Dennis LambertOriginal Music Composer
- Richard CandibEditor
- Arthur CoburnEditor
- Robert M. YoungProducer
- Edward James OlmosProducer
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