Mi vida loca (1993)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Allison Anders

Writer (WGA):

Allison Anders (written by)

Release Date:

15 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Mothers. Warriors. Sisters. Survivors.

Plot:

Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood...

Plot Keywords:

Hispanic | Los Angeles California | Dead Boy | Murder | Girl Gang

Cast

Angel Aviles	...	Sad Girl
Seidy Lopez	...	Mousie
Jacob Vargas	...	Ernesto
Devine	...	Devine
Monica Lutton	...	Chucky
Christina Solis	...	Baby Doll
Panchito Gómez	...	Joker Bird (as Panchito Gomez)
Verónica Arellano	...	Stranger
Arthur Esquer	...	Shadow
Gabriel Gonzales	...	Sleepy
Ángelo Martínez	...	Rascal (as Angelo Martinez)
Nélida López	...	Whisper (as Nelida Lopez)
Magali Alvarado	...	La Blue Eyes
Jesse Borrego	...	El Duran
Marita De Leon	...	River Valley Girl
Alex Midrano	...	River Valley Girl
Noah Verduzco	...	Chuco
Marlo Marron	...	Giggles
Julian Reyes	...	Big Sleepy
Bertila Damas	...	Rachel
John Rangel	...	Snoopy
Memo Vargas	...	Memo
John Robles	...	Zombie
Salma Hayek	...	Gata
Eddie Perez	...	Sir Speedy
Desire Galvez	...	Dimples
Brittany Parkyn	...	Graciella
Maurice Benard	...	Creeper
Danny Trejo	...	Frank
Ricardo Salinas	...	Efren (as Ric Salinas)
Guy Boyd	...	Priest
Cesario Montaño	...	Spooky (as Cesario Montano)
Kid Frost	...	Mousie's dad
Sissy Boyd	...	Tia Elena
Jessica Estrada	...	Young Sad Girl
Gloria Gibson	...	Young Mousie
Eliana Alexander	...	Mousie's Mother
Suzanne Vargas	...	Ernesto's Mother
Tomassa Santiago	...	Ernesto's Abuelita
Carlos Rivas	...	Sad Girl's Father
Gloria Vargas	...	Big Sleepy's Kid
Rubén Valenzuela	...	Big Sleepy's Kid (as Ruben Valenzuela)
Alexis Midrano	...	Crystal
Adrián Amano	...	Junior
Terri Phillips	...	Trendy Girl (as Terri Lynn Phillips)
Tiffany Anders	...	Teenage Drug Customer
Spike Jonze	...	Teenage Drug Customer
Jason Lee	...	Teenage Drug Customer
Jonathan Chapin	...	Police Officer
Alison Rockwell	...	Police Officer (as Allison Rockwell)
Kurt Voss	...	Police Officer
Marcus DeLeon	...	Police Officer (as Marcus De Leon)
Peter Alcan	...	Police Officer
Abbe Wool	...	Warden
Nicole Holofcener	...	Warden
Kim Martínez	...	Trendy Girl
Susan L. Bertram	...	Trendy Girl (as Susan Bertram)
Alexander Stephano	...	Mailman
Nina Belanger	...	Elva Rivero Player
Marabina Jaimes	...	Elva Rivero Player
Vivis Cortez	...	Elva Rivero Player
Robert 'El Vez' López	...	Party DJ (as Robert 'El Vez' Lopez)
David Hidalgo	...	Los Lobos
Conrad Lozano	...	Los Lobos
Cesar Rosas	...	Los Lobos
Steve Berlin	...	Los Lobos
Louie Perez	...	Los Lobos
Victor Bisetti	...	Los Lobos
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leticia Robles	...	Young Street Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Allison Anders

Writing credits (WGA)
Allison Anders		(written by)

Produced by
Colin Callender	....	executive producer
Carl Colpaert	....	producer
William Ewart	....	co-producer
Daniel Hassid	....	producer
Christoph Henkel	....	executive producer
Whitney R. Hunter	....	line producer
Francine Lefrak	....	co-producer

Original Music by
John Taylor

Cinematography by
Rodrigo García

Film Editing by
Richard Chew
Tracy Granger
Kathryn Himoff

Casting by
Betsy Fels

Production Design by
Jane Ann Stewart

Art Direction by
Bradley Wisham

Set Decoration by
Shirley Starks

Costume Design by
Susan L. Bertram

Makeup Department
Grissel Gonzalez	....	makeup assistant
Thomas Real	....	assistant hair stylist
Jay Wejebe	....	key makeup artist (as Jay A. Wejebe)
Heidi Williams	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Robert Strauss	....	executive in charge of production
Gregor von Bismarck	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Catherine Anderson	....	second second assistant director
Matthew J. Clark	....	assistant director
Jim Goldthwait	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Luanne Anders	....	assistant set decorator
Efren Bettancourt	....	laborer
Michael Biggie	....	lead scenic artist
Pavel Cantu	....	storyboard artist
Tommy Cassillas	....	graffiti artist
Frank Chavez	....	laborer
David L. Cole	....	construction foreman
Marlene Colomo	....	graffiti artist
Scott Dangerfield	....	swing gang
Kristen Deitrich	....	set dresser
Colleen Devine	....	construction coordinator
Kimberly Domínguez	....	assistant property master
Antonio Duque	....	carpenter
Daniel Gálvez	....	muralist
James E. Georgopoulos	....	pick-up art director
Mark Gibson	....	laborer
John Harrington	....	property master
Elise Helfer	....	painter
Cindy Johnson	....	supervising set decorator
Kate C. Lewis	....	scenic artist
Phillip Long	....	graffiti artist
Monica Lutton	....	graffiti artist
Chris Anthony Miller	....	assistant art director
Chris Anthony Miller	....	set designer
Jeff Miller	....	set dresser
Doug Morton	....	art department coordinator
Leland Orvis	....	carpenter
Julie Remington	....	second assistant props
Steven Rick	....	swing gang
Felipe Sánchez	....	painter
Shannon J. Thompson	....	illustrator
Carla Weber	....	set dresser
Ryan Wilson	....	swing gang
Keith Wood	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Flavia Amon	....	adr assistant
Peter S. Carlstedt	....	adr editor
Peter S. Carlstedt	....	dialogue editor
Greg Conway	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Curtis	....	foley assistant
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Mary Jo Devenney	....	production sound mixer
Walter Charles Gorey	....	boom operator
Mark Harris	....	sound recordist
Daniel S. Irwin	....	assistant sound editor
David Jobe	....	adr recordist
Adam Kopald	....	sound effects editor
Kevin Kubota	....	boom operator
Leonard Marcel	....	sound designer
Jeremy Pitts	....	foley supervisor
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Steve F.B. Smith	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Steve Smith)

Stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
David Ariniello	....	dolly grip
Russ Brandt	....	gaffer
John A. Burke	....	first assistant camera
Hae-kyung Chung	....	clapper loader
Mauro Fiore	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Bob Greene	....	unit still photographer
Dana Handler	....	camera intern
Erik Heinila	....	unit still photographer (as Erik Heinla)
Robin Holland	....	special still photographer
John Mang	....	grip
Keith A. Markham	....	best boy grip
Chris Milani	....	electrician
Melvin Pukowsky	....	key grip
Andrew Rawson	....	best boy electric
Forrest Thurman	....	second assistant camera
Kerrec 'K-Man' Williams	....	electrician
Darryl Walthall	....	gaffer: additional unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dominique Gomez	....	assistant wardrobe
Ángelo Martínez	....	wardrobe consultant (as Angelo Martinez)
Kimberly Ladd Martinez	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Phillip J. Bartell	....	apprentice editor
Christine Desiree Isakson	....	assistant editor
Sylvie Mignard	....	apprentice editor
Denise Okimoto	....	assistant editor
Joëlle Taar	....	assistant editor
Eric Whitfield	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Gabriel Arellano	....	music consultant
Jellybean Benítez	....	music supervisor
Bill Black	....	music editor
Carlton Kaller	....	music arranger
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor
Carlton Kaller	....	music producer
Monica Lutton	....	music consultant
Mark Wolfson	....	music arranger
Mark Wolfson	....	music mixer
Mark Wolfson	....	music producer
Mark Wolfson	....	music recordist

Transportation Department
Gene Alford	....	transportation coordinator
Efren Bettancourt	....	picture car coordinator
Lincoln Casey	....	driver
Eric Everwijn	....	transportation captain
Jeff Hubacek	....	driver (mechanic)
Brian Kahn	....	driver: camera car
Robert McDonald	....	driver
Rubén Ochoa	....	picture car coordinator
Steve Rinehart	....	driver: honeywagon
Douglas Smith	....	driver
Dan Walton	....	driver

Other crew
Devon Anders	....	story consultant
Tiffany Anders	....	production assistant
Ralph D. 'Lock' Arguella	....	security officer
Gina Carollo	....	accountant
Luis Chacón	....	assistant location manager
Jonathan Chapin	....	acting coach
Melanie Chapman	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael Contreras	....	tattoo designer
Larry Da Silva	....	banking
Currie Dobson	....	caterer
Michael Gillis	....	production associate (as Michael Gilles)
Hank Grover	....	production assistant
Todd Grove	....	production accountant
Steve Hanft	....	craft service
John William Hart III	....	insurance
Gerald Heppler	....	production associate
Victoria Horowitz	....	assistant: Allison Anders
Austin Landers	....	stage manager
Joey Larson	....	craft service
Maria Leone	....	choreographer
Ángelo Martínez	....	story consultant (as Angelo Martinez)
Marcia Matthew	....	assistant accountant
Ngoli Vukani Nyirenda	....	production assistant
Michelle Ovalle	....	story consultant
Luis Reyes	....	unit publicist
Dr. Steve Richlin	....	contact lenses
Carl Schaeffer	....	production coordinator
Roberto Sneider	....	location manager
Bill Stavru	....	production assistant
Barbara Tuss	....	script supervisor
Jan D. Tys	....	studio teacher
Sally Vargas	....	location consultant
Bumble Ward	....	chief publicist

Production Companies

• Channel Four Films
• Cineville
• Home Box Office (HBO)
• Showcase Entertaiment Inc.

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Classics (1994) (USA)

Other Companies

• All Payments Services  payroll services
• BTS Payroll Services Inc.  payroll services
• Cinelease  grip and lighting equipment
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  publicity
• First Interstate Bank  banking services
• Harris Tulchin & Associates  production legal
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Keystone Studios  post-production supervision
• Lacy Street Production Center  dolby consulting
• Margarita's Casting  extras casting
• R.S.T. Music & Effects Inc.  sound services
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

My Crazy Life

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:R | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Channel Four Films

Trivia:

One of the cast members, Nica, died of a drug overdose a few months after shooting was completed. She left behind a two and a half year old son, which director Allison Anders subsequently adopted.

Quotes:

Sad Girl: When Mousie and me joined our gang, all the names were taken except Mousie and Sad Girl. Everyone said Maribel should be Mousie cuz she was so little. Sleepy said "No stupid because then we're gonna have to name Mona Sad Girl and she's not sad at all." Rascal said "Stupid , it don't matter." Sleepy was mad and kept saying "She's too happy to be Sad Girl."
[cut to Sad Girl sitting in a chair with a baby in her lap]
Sad Girl: "But they don't say that to me no more."

Soundtrack:

Catch You on the Rebound

This is the most realistic film you will ever see about street gangs.

This film shows the true nature, and harsh reality of life in gangs. It takes you step by step through aspects, opinions, and facts. Never before has a film portrayed the truth as this one has. If you have ever been in a gang you know exactly how on point this film is. If you have never known the life of gang members this will teach you. You will never see such raw emotions as in this film. I suggest that if you have not seen this film see it today!