Lives in Hazard

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Lives in Hazard (1994)

Directed by Susan Todd, Andrew Young

Documentary · 58m

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.

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Cast

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Domingo Abriz Self
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M.C. Boulevard Self William Forsythe Self
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Greg Boyle Self
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Robert Chavez Self Danny De La Paz self
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Gil Espinoza Self
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Daniel A. Haro self
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Ana Lizarraga Self
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Humberto Madrigal Self
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Bennie Moore self Edward James Olmos self

Crew

Director
Susan Todd, Andrew Young
Director of Photography
Andrew Young
Editor
Jonathan Oppenheim

Details

Release date
1994-04-08
Runtime
58m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Countries
United States of America
Production
Olmos Productions, Archipelago Films