Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008)

With a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have lead to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.

Director:

Stacy Peralta

Writers:

Stacy Peralta, Sam George

Stars:

Jim Brown, Tony Muhammad, Kershaun Scott

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jim Brown	...	Himself
Tony Muhammad	...	Himself (as Minister Tony Muhammad)
Kershaun Scott	...	Himself
Forest Whitaker	...	Narrator

Storyline

With a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have lead to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.

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Genres:

Documentary | Crime

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

PBS

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gangs of L.A.

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,537, 25 January 2009

Gross USA:

$70,219

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$70,219

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Gang Documentary, Balance Vector Productions, Verso Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Dinner for Five: Episode #4.9 (2005)

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Soundtracks

Hindsight
Performed by DJ Shadow

User Reviews

Very important, thoroughly researched and recommendable documentary on gangs in LA

A very strange documentary on how racism turned clubs into gangs, youths into warriors and a relatively small stretch of land into a war zone during the past 40 years. This film looks into the history of Los Angeles, how black youths were shunned by the government, harassed by the police and basically pushed to the brink of rioting, as in Watts and Detroit in the 60s. Then in the 90s when rioting hit Los Angeles again, clubs for youths of the 70s had turned into gangs, formed around the two biggest gangs of them all: bloods and crips, who have so far been the reason for the deaths of more than 15000 people. Highly recommendable, this film lets out the anger, despair, peer pressures, negative and positive thinking surrounding the entire nature of gangs forming. This is a very important, well-written and thoroughly researched and interviewed film.