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Boulevard Nights

  • 19791979
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  • 1h 42m
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6.5/10
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Boulevard Nights (1979)
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.
IMDb RATING
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700
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    • Michael Pressman
    • Desmond Nakano
    • Michael Scheff(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Richard Yniguez
    • Danny De La Paz
    • Marta DuBois
    • Michael Pressman
    • Desmond Nakano
    • Michael Scheff(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Richard Yniguez
    • Danny De La Paz
    • Marta DuBois
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    • 8Critic reviews
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    Richard Yniguez
    Richard Yniguez
    • Raymond Avila
    • (as Richard Yñiguez)
    Danny De La Paz
    • Chuco Avila
    Marta DuBois
    Marta DuBois
    • Shady Landeros
    • (as Marta Du Bois)
    James Victor
    James Victor
    • Gil Moreno
    Betty Carvalho
    • Mrs. Avila
    Carmen Zapata
    Carmen Zapata
    • Mrs. Landeros
    Victor Millan
    Victor Millan
    • Mr. Landeros
    Gary Carlos Cervantes
    Gary Carlos Cervantes
    • Big Happy
    • (as Gary Cervantes)
    Daniel Zacapa
    Daniel Zacapa
    • Ernie
    • (as Garret Pearson)
    Jerado Carmona
    • Wolf
    Jesse Aragon
    • Casper
    Robert Covarrubias
    Robert Covarrubias
    • Toby
    • (as Roberto Covarrubias)
    Eliseo Estrada
    • Hopper
    Mary McFerren
    • Receptionist
    Dawson Mays
    • Jerry Werner
    Natasha Ryan
    Natasha Ryan
    • Little Girl
    Marlina Vega
    • Little Girl's Sister
    Carmen Filpi
    Carmen Filpi
    • Mr. Diaz
      • Michael Pressman
      • Desmond Nakano
      • Michael Scheff(uncredited)
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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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    10/10
    Authentic as I remember the era.
    I was eleven years old when this movie came out. Further, I think my dad took my brother and me to the Golden Gate Theater in East L.A. to see it. My parents used it as an example of what not to be like when we grew up. I was born in East L.A. (Santa Marta Hospital) and grew up near East L.A. I saw in life what I saw on the screen with Boulevard Nights. On the street that I grew up on there were some vatos with low-riders and I remember the hopping competitions and the oldies music. One particular vato who was very nice to the local kids ended up getting stabbed (although I cannot recall if he died). They were most likely 18th Street gang bangers, which was the most notorious gang in L.A. back then. My dad moved us out of that area when I was 14 which may be a big part of why my brother and I didn't end up like our former neighbors.

    I have to say that for me, Boulevard Nights was authentic. It was like the real thing. My dad never took me to Whittier Boulevard in East L.A. nor Pacific Boulevard in Huntington Park nor Valley Boulevard in El Monte on cruising nights during this era, but I imagine that it was like in this movie. I've only seen the movie twice. Once when it was released in theaters and again when I was 16 or 17 on VHS. Colors could not compare, at least not on a personal level for me. Now at 42 years of age, I'm going to have to check it out again.
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    • Release date
      • June 18, 1979 (Denmark)
      • United States
      • English
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      • East Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
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