DVD
Walkout / HBO Films presents ; a Maya Pictures/Amicus Entertainment production ; with Y.O.Y. Productions ; an Edward James Olmos film ; directed by Edward James Olmos.
Based on a true story, the film describes how L.A.'s public schools treat Mexican-American students in 1968, with a mixture of negligence, apathy, and occasional cruelty. Graduation rates are low, students caught speaking Spanish in class are paddled on the spot, they are denied access to bathrooms at lunch. Paula Crisostomo is smart and gets good grades, but when she attends a student leadership conference at a wealthy Westside facility, she begins to see the bigger cultural picture. With inspiration from a sympathetic young teacher, Sal Castro, Paula becomes a major force in organizing huge walkouts from five East L.A. schools.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780783142296
- ISBN: 0783142293
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : HBO Video, ©2006.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | screenplay by Marcus De Leon and Ernie Contreras and Timothy J. Sexton ; story by Victor Villaseñor ; produced by Lisa Bruce ; an Esparza/Katz production ; in association with Olmos Productions, Inc. Originally broadcast by HBO as a made-for-television motion picture on March 18, 2006. Special feature: Audio commentaries with director Edward James Olmos and producer Moctesuma Esparza [optional audio feature]; Audio commentary with writers Ernie Contreras and Marcus De Leon [optional audio feature]; Audio commentary with writer Timothy Sexton [optional audio feature]. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | We lost our legacy -- Chicano leadership -- Chilapina -- Agitators -- Be sensible -- Que viva La Raza -- Get organized -- Walkout -- Proud? -- Beautiful day -- Never give up -- Chicano power. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Donald M. Morgan ; editor, Michael McCusker ; music by Rosino Serrano ; costume design, Dorothy Amos ; production designer, Carlos Barbosa. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Alexa Vega, Michael Peña, Yancey Arias, Laura Harring, Efren Ramirez, David Warshofsky, Holmes Osbourne, Tim DeKay, Tonantzin Esparza, Bodie Olmos, Veronica A. Diaz, Jeremy Ray Valdez, Jonathan Hernandez, Fidel Gomez, Douglas Spain, Marisol Crisostomo-Romo, Germaine De Leon, Carmen Corral, David Devora, Jesse Garcia, Pablo Santos. |
| Target Audience Note: | Rating: TV-14. |
| Language Note: | In English, French or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, or French; closed-captioned. |
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| Genre: | Made-for-TV movies. Films for the hearing impaired. |
