A young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out.A young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out.A young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Irene DeBari
- Mrs. Mendez
- (as Irene De Bari)
Eloy Casados
- Hugo
- (as Eloy Phil Casados)
Aesop Aquarian
- Hippo
- (as Stephen Morrell)
Gary Carlos Cervantes
- Carlos
- (as Gary Cervantes)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRobby Benson sang the theme song "Adios Yesterday".
- ConnectionsReferenced in A Million to Juan (1994)
- SoundtracksAdios Yesterday
Sung by Robby Benson
Lyrics by Jerry Segal
Music by Robby Benson
Recording Supervised by Robby Benson and Chuck Fiore
Featured review
Unintentionally Hilarious!
This is the infamous riot inducing Chicano gang flick. Two theatres in LA were nearly levelled by outraged Hispanic patrons who took offense at this minstrel show. The ultra-vanilla Robbie Benson dons brown contacts, dark makeup & seems to be channelling the Frito Bandito as a Latin gang member (?!). He then trashes his friends & heritage when he hooks up with a nice white girl. WALK PROUD has all the racial sensitivity of BIRTH OF A NATION & while it is absolutley (unintentionally) hilarious, it is still depressing to consider that as late as 1979 there were still people in Hollywood this clueless & unintentionally rascist. Luckily the impact of the box office failure of this soggy tamale was that we were spared many more awful Robbie Benson performances. Benson did have one more ethnic slur of a performance though. In 1981 he lumbered though the unwatchable THE CHOSEN where he played a Hassidic Jew in a film that advanced anti-semitism more than David Duke ever could.
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- jwpappas
- Jun 30, 2004
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Gang!
- Filming locations
- Venice Pavilion, 10-23 Windward Avenue, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA(Emilio and Sarahs first kiss in the pavilion)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $2,700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,675,040
- Gross worldwide
- $1,675,040
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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