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Youngblood

  • 1978
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
326
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Youngblood (1978)
ActionCrimeDrama

A gang war/drug story set in a Los Angeles ghetto about the coming of age of a 15-year-old black youth.A gang war/drug story set in a Los Angeles ghetto about the coming of age of a 15-year-old black youth.A gang war/drug story set in a Los Angeles ghetto about the coming of age of a 15-year-old black youth.

  • Director
    • Noel Nosseck
  • Writer
    • Paul Carter Harrison
  • Stars
    • Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
    • Bryan O'Dell
    • Renn Woods
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    326
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Noel Nosseck
    • Writer
      • Paul Carter Harrison
    • Stars
      • Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
      • Bryan O'Dell
      • Renn Woods
    • 7User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
    Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
    • Rommel
    Bryan O'Dell
    • Youngblood
    Renn Woods
    Renn Woods
    • Sybil
    • (as Ren Woods)
    Tony Allen
    • Hustler
    Vince Cannon
    • Corelli
    Art Evans
    Art Evans
    • Junkie
    Jeff Hollis
    • Pusher
    David Pendleton
    David Pendleton
    • Reggie
    Ron Trice
    • Bummie
    Sheila Wills
    Sheila Wills
    • Joan
    Ralph Farquhar
    Ralph Farquhar
    • Geronimo
    Herb Rice
    Herb Rice
    • Durango
    • (as Herbert Rice)
    Lionel Mark Smith
    • Chaka
    • (as Lionel Smith)
    Maurice Sneed
    • Skeeter-Jeeter
    Ann Weldon
    • Mrs. Gordon
    Isabel Cooley
    Isabel Cooley
    • School Principal
    Bernie Weissman
    • Bodyguard
    Earl Billings
    Earl Billings
    • Bowling Alley Manager
    • Director
      • Noel Nosseck
    • Writer
      • Paul Carter Harrison
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The entire soundtrack was performed by the band WAR.
    • Goofs
      After Bummie (Ron Trice) is killed, you can still see him breathing.
    • Quotes

      Reggie: Now, you don't think those sissies are gonna stop somebody from squeezing your ass, do you?

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      Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets)
      Performed by War

    User reviews7

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    5/10
    Not Strong Enough
    I don't want to be so simple as to say that this movie had no point or message at all, but I will say that they failed to make a better point.

    The main character, Michael aka Youngblood (Bryan O'Dell), is a hard-headed high schooler itching to get into trouble. He gets hooked up with an L.A. street gang called the Kingsmen and that was all the brotherhood of troublemakers he needed.

    Either because they were stupid or reckless, the Kingsmen move up from gang fights and other petty crimes to jackin' drug dealers. Drug dealers usually aren't in business for or by themselves. They have suppliers who have suppliers on up the food chain and you better believe that someone is going to be protecting the merchandise.

    I thought the movie was trying to drive home the message of the futility of street gangs, but it didn't effectively do that. I thought it would drive home the message of the inanity of getting in over your head criminally, and it only somewhat did that as well.

    Ultimately, I think this movie languished somewhere in the middle of praising gang life and coming out hard against it. It never came out too strong on either point. Had this movie drove home a harder and more sobering message I think it would have been better.
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    • Release date
      • May 24, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • USA(Location)
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Cinema 77
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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