Walk Proud

Walk Proud
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert L. Collins
Written by	Evan Hunter
Produced by	Lawrence Turman
Starring	Robby Benson Sarah Holcomb
Cinematography	Bobby Byrne
Edited by	Douglas Stewart
Music by	Robby Benson Don Peake
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 15, 1979 (1979-06-15)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.4 million [1]

Walk Proud is a 1979 hood drama film directed by Robert L. Collins and written by Evan Hunter and starring Robby Benson, Sarah Holcomb, Henry Darrow, Pepe Serna, Trinidad Silva and Ji-Tu Cumbuka. It was released on June 15, 1979, by Universal Pictures. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Premise

A young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but does not know how to get out.

Robby Benson plays Emilio, a young gang member in Los Angeles who begins to question his gang life when he meets and starts to fall for a girl who encourages him to try and leave. Emilio, with great pride in his Mexican heritage, suffers a further identity crisis upon meeting his father, a white American who got his mother pregnant when she was just 16.

Cast

• Robby Benson as Emilio Mendez
• Sarah Holcomb as Sarah Lassiter
• Henry Darrow as Mike Serrano
• Pepe Serna as Cesar
• Trinidad Silva as Dagger
• Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Sgt. Gannett
• Lawrence Pressman as Henry Lassiter
• Domingo Ambriz as Cowboy
• Brad Sullivan as Jerry Kelsey
• Irene DeBari as Mrs. Mendez
• Eloy Casados as Hugo
• Daniel Faraldo as El Tigre
• Tony Alvarenga as Paco
• Aesop Aquarian as Hippo
• Benjie Bancroft as Police Guard
• Gary Carlos Cervantes as Carlos
• Tim Culbertson as Police Guard
• Lee Fraser as Johnny
• Panchito Gómez as Manuel
• Joe Jacobs as Store Owner
• Bill Lopresto as Ice Cream Vendor
• Claudio Martínez as Vincente
• Rod Masterson as Policeman #2
• Patricia A. Morales as Church Singer
• Dennis O'Flaherty as Policeman #1
• Rose Portillo as Katie
• Luis Reyes as El Español
• Eduardo Ricard as Priest
• Ángel Salazar as Angel
• Judith Searle as Abigail Lassiter
• Tony Steinhart as Interrogation Officer
• Felipe Turich as Prayer Maker
• Jose Ramiro Salazar as an unidentified gang member

See also

• List of hood films

References

1. "AFI|Catalog".
2. "Walk Proud (1979) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
3. Vincent Canby (1979-06-15). "Movie Review - Walk Proud - Film: 'Walk Proud' Is Upbeat Gang Movie:West Coast Story". The New York Times . Retrieved 2015-12-16.
4. "Walk Proud". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.

External links

• Walk Proud at IMDb
• Walk Proud at the TCM Movie Database
• Walk Proud at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films