Boulevard Nights

1979
R
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

827

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From executive producer Tony Bill comes a gritty and groundbreaking look at Los Angeles gang life in the city's Mexican-American barrios.

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From executive producer Tony Bill comes a gritty and groundbreaking look at Los Angeles gang life in the city’s Mexican-American barrios.From executive producer Tony Bill comes a gritty and groundbreaking look at Los Angeles gang life in the city’s Mexican-American barrios.From executive producer Tony Bill comes a gritty and groundbreaking look at Los Angeles gang life in the city’s Mexican-American barrios.

Director
- Michael Pressman
Writers
- Desmond Nakano
- Michael Scheff
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

827

YOUR RATING

Director
- Michael Pressman
Writers
- Desmond Nakano
- Michael Scheff
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win total

Raymond Avila
(as Richard Yñiguez)

Danny De La Paz

Chuco Avila

Marta DuBois

Shady Landeros
(as Marta Du Bois)

James Victor

Gil Moreno

Betty Carvalho

Mrs. Avila

Carmen Zapata

Mrs. Landeros

Victor Millan

Mr. Landeros

Gary Carlos Cervantes

Big Happy
(as Gary Cervantes)

Daniel Zacapa

Ernie
(as Garret Pearson)

Jerado Carmona

Wolf

Jesse Aragon

Casper

Robert Covarrubias

Toby
(as Roberto Covarrubias)

Eliseo Estrada

Hopper

Mary McFerren

Receptionist

Dawson Mays

Jerry Werner

Natasha Ryan

Little Girl

Marlina Vega

Little Girl's Sister

Carmen Filpi

Mr. Diaz

Director
- Michael Pressman
Writers
- Desmond Nakano
- Michael Scheff
All cast & crew
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Trivia
One of a number of 1979 "gang movies" which were first released in that year. The other films were Walk Proud (1979), The Warriors (1979) and The Wanderers (1979). Then hot on the heels in 1980 came John Carpenter's Escape from New York (1981).).

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Boulevard Nights, Phantasm, Last Embrace, Voices, Get Mean, The Great Bank Hoax (1979)

Soundtracks
Street Tattoo
Theme from Boulevard Nights (1979)
Performed by George Benson
Music by Lalo Schifrin
Lyrics by Gale Garnett
Additional Special Lyrics Written and Performed by Gregory Prestopino (as Greg Prestopino)

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Featured review

10/10

One of The first and best Chicano gangster flicks of all time!

I saw this film when I was in High School back in 79. It still remains one of my favorites. This was one of, if not the first film featuring the Cholo gangster life of the 70's. I've probably seen the movie 100 times. Sure it has it's flaws, (ex chavala being poorly pronounced), but I grew up around guys like this, and not all of them had prefect Spanish pronunciation. Danny De La Paz nailed the Chuco character. The Big Happy character really brought the true gang leader attitude. Even Raymond, the ex-gangster vet showed his struggle with his brother and dealing with the loss of a family member at the hands of another gang. This film is a classic that blows all films of the same vain away, and I've seen them all.(ex. Walk Proud with Bobby Benson was a joke, Blood in Blood Out, entertaining but nowhere near as real as Boulevard Nights. Long Live The Big VGV!