CinemaOSMovie · 1994 · 0h 58m

Lives in Hazard

85%(2)IMDbDocumentary

Lives in Hazard is a tough, uncompromising look at kids in gangs and the men they become in prison. Filmed in the barrios of east LA and in the prisons of California, this real-life drama follows the making of the Hollywood feature film American Me, in which director Edward James Olmos used real gang members and prison inmates as actors. The fictional scenes these homeboys portray pale in juxtaposition to the stark reality of their daily lives, a world where opportunities are scarce and guns plentiful. The brutal honesty of these gang members as they struggle to change makes Lives in Hazard a powerful story of kids caught up in a growing national crisis.

Directed byAndrew Young, Susan Todd

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
April 8, 1994
Studios
Olmos ProductionsArchipelago Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Domingo Abriz

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M.C. Boulevard

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William Forsythe

William Forsythe

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Greg Boyle

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Robert Chavez

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Danny De La Paz

Danny De La Paz

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Gil Espinoza

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Daniel A. Haro

self

Ana Lizarraga

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Humberto Madrigal

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Creative team
Directed by
Andrew Young
Susan Todd

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