A gang war/drug story set in a Los Angeles ghetto about the coming of age of a 15-year-old black youth. In HD.
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| Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs | ... | Rommel (as Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs) | |
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Bryan O'Dell | ... | Youngblood |
| Renn Woods | ... | Sybil (as Ren Woods) | |
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Tony Allen | ... | Hustler |
| Vince Cannon | ... | Corelli | |
| Art Evans | ... | Junkie | |
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Jeff Hollis | ... | Pusher |
| David Pendleton | ... | Reggie | |
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Ron Trice | ... | Bummie |
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Sheila Wills | ... | Joan |
| Ralph Farquhar | ... | Geronimo | |
| Herb Rice | ... | Durango (as Herbert Rice) | |
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Lionel Mark Smith | ... | Chaka (as Lionel Smith) |
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Maurice Sneed | ... | Skeeter-Jeeter |
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Ann Weldon | ... | Mrs. Gordon |
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A gang war/drug story set in a Los Angeles ghetto about the coming of age of a 15-year-old black youth. In HD.
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If you live through the gang wars, the pushers, the back-alley deathtraps... YOU GONNA BE A STAR!Certificate:
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EnglishRelease Date:
24 May 1978 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
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Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs was the box office draw, but the focus of Youngblood is actually the title character, played with reasonable conviction by What's Happening! semi-regular Bryan O'Dell. He's a not so street smart kid who wants to run with the Kingsmen, a local gang headed by Hilton-Jacobs, a returned Vietnam vet. The Kingsmen spend a lot of time drinking, beating up rival gang members, and abusing each other, but that doesn't mean they don't have a social conscience: when they lose a member to smack, the hunt is on for the dope pushers peddling junk in the 'hood. The story is familiar but is helped along by a uniformly good cast. War's score is excellent, especially the title track and Galaxy, featured in a disco scene heavily reminiscent of Soooooouuullllll Train. Watch for Ron Neal (Superfly) in a brief cameo as a high school gym teacher.