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.
Renn Woods
- Sybil
- (as Ren Woods)
Lionel Mark Smith
- Chaka
- (as Lionel Smith)
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- TriviaThe entire soundtrack was performed by the band WAR.
- GoofsAfter Bummie (Ron Trice) is killed, you can still see him breathing.
- SoundtracksYoungblood (Livin' in the Streets)
Performed by War
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A good watch
A solid movie from the late '70s. It had the heart and human element of Boyz in the Hood and better than most of the stuff that came to be in the mid & late '80s. I'm not in the know of black culture but I took this as an accurate slice of South Los Angeles made by black filmmakers and it did exactly what a movie is supposed to do which is introduced me to things I'm not familiar with. Great cast, likable / acted really well. Nothing hokey about it. In fact, I was really surprised with the quality of the action scenes.... The accompanying score was awesome and never spiraled into cliche '70s Starsky and Hutch background music. The soundtrack by War elevated the peace all that much. The filmmakers really made the most of the low budget by joining forces with some really talented people, all around, from the acting to fight choreography to the authentic sets. Some really great dialogue too. I have nothing bad to say about such a heartfelt effort.
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