Blood In, Blood Out Page #5

Synopsis: Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Taylor Hackford
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
R
Year:
1993
180 min
31,690 Views


Hey, tough guy.

You want a write-up?

Maybe you wanna go to lock-up, huh?

Move it! Come on.

We got ten minutes here. Let's eat.

You sold our meat, Al.

You been gettin' by

with that sh*t too long.

We ran out. It happens.

Now move on, flycatcher.

Got hungry men behind ya.

you chickenshit motherf***er.

In your dreams, Pedro.

In your dreams.

Where the f*** do you think

you're trespassing into, huh?

- What do you want?

- I thought you wanted it.

- What?

- My chop.

I don't want his pork chop.

I want his life.

Oy, e, why don't you go play

with the polar bears...

or the may, ates?

They are tu estilo, Toluca.

- What's Toluca?

- That's the Aztec ball court.

Where you lose, you die.

- I'm gonna drop you, white boy!

- Go ahead, drop me.

I ain't afraid to die.

Come on! Come on! Come on!

Reggie! Carlo!

Hey, boy, that sh*t wouldn't happen

if you were up here with Daddy.

F***in'...

You speak Spanish, gero.

So do parrots.

I'm in here for backing up a carnal.

I killed a Tres Puntos 'cause

he was gonna take out my partner.

Soy, Chicano.

Chicanos killing Chicanos

is what they want.

Blacks and Chicanos killing

each other is what they want.

That's how they run this place.

Once we get together,

they don't run sh*t.

You got a lot to learn

about being Chicano, gero.

I'm no lightweight, and the colour

of my skin shouldn't keep me out.

White is the enemy.

White's the system.

You're stuck in the middle.

All my f***in' life

I've been kept out.

You know what that feels like?

Knowing you're a Chicano...

and no one accepts you

'cause your skin came out white?

My mom's as brown as you are...

and my white dad tried to beat

every ounce of her outta me.

But you know what?

He couldn't do it.

Chicano's not a colour. It's the way

you think and the way you live.

And if you're willing to give up

your life for a carnal.

I'm here to do that.

Use me. Use this.

You said it.

Everything's based on colour, right?

I can get places you can't

'cause my skin's white on the outside.

But I'm brown on the inside,

to the bones.

The only way into La Onda is

to take down one of our enemies.

In your case, it would

have to be somebody big.

Someone who we can't hit without

losing a lot of carnales.

Gimme a chance!

Trust me. Just one chance!

Respect is everything, gero.

You ready to die for it?

Blood in, blood out.

Start cookin' breakfast

at 4:
30 a.m.

Start dinner at 2:00. I'm startin' you

on pots and pans, with the n*ggers.

Thanks for nothin'.

l-I'll take whatever I can get, Al.

- Whatever you say.

- That's right, babycake.

I knew you'd wise up, sunshine.

- That greaser pimp can't do

half what I can do for you.

- Sounds nice.

Hey, Gil. Tell Red Ryder I got

that protein powder he wanted.

See that? You learn to treat me right,

and you get it all.

Food, coffee, cigs, drugs.

Hell, the works.

Come on over here.

Hey, clear outta here.

It's off-limits to everybody

but me and the staff.

Hey. You like that?

- Oh, that's nice.

- Yeah.

So's this.

So this is where you keep

all the goodies, huh?

Some of'em.

- Pinto beans?

- No pintos for you, baby.

Nothin' but Texas barbecue.

- How 'bout it, sweetcheeks?

- Just remember, Al!

I f*** who I want, when I want.

All right. It's all right.

Take it easy. It's all right.

You treat me right, everything's

gonna be all crimson and clover.

Popeye tried to take it.

Almost bit his dick off!

Well, I can wait, baby.

That spic's a pig, got no class.

Just don't make Daddy

wait too long.

Come on now. Come on.

- You wild little b*tch.

- This is just a sample.

- I'm gonna f*** your brains out.

- When I'm ready, Al.

When I'm ready.

The prices, they're so high.

- The prices don't mean nothing

unless they sell that much.

- I wanna stay!

Cruz, I've been looking

everywhere for you.

- I'm saying goodbye to my family.

- We were just leaving.

- Hey, Cruz, can you buy me

a low-rider when you get rich?

- Thanks for all you've done for our son.

- Please.

- A low-rider when you get rich!

- A low-rider.

- I wanna stay with Cruz.

- Bye, Alicia.

- Come with me, Cruz.

People want to meet you. You've

got to circulate. You're the artist.

You make them look so noble,

so, uh, fuerte.

I paint what I see.

So you really like it, huh?

- Oh, yes.

- I'm sorry, but I've got to

take him to a press photo.

- We'll bring him back in a few minutes.

- All right.

Janis, wh-what are you doing?

They were gonna buy something.

- Ah, they're looky-loos,

window-shoppers.

- How do you...

- How do you know that, Janis?

- Look, I thought we agreed

to keep tonight strictly business.

Yeah. So?

They went in.

How come they went in?

We both have a lot at stake, Cruz.

Don't let them blow it.

But, gentlemen, your names are not

on the list, and if you don't have

an invitation, you can't come in here.

Look, we don't need our names

on the list, ruca.

You see that face up there?

That's me.

Well, whether that's you or not, it

doesn't matter. Miss Weinstock needs to

say that it's okay for you to come in.

Have yourselves a good time.

Enjoy yourselves.

There. There's my invitation, okay?

Hey, hey, hey. L-It's okay, Belinda.

It's all right. It's all right.

- It's okay, Belinda.

- It's okay, Belinda.

Hey, Cruzito. Congratulations.

- Come up for an abrazo, ese.

- Orale, Gilbert. In a minute, homes.

Come check out the carrucha, carnal.

Cruz Candelaria, vato.

This is big time, homes.

Oy, e, it's too bright in here, ese.

Too much white.

Hey, Cruzito, homes.

What happened to our invitation?

- What, are you ashamed of Frankie?

- Are you ashamed of me, homes?

I'm glad you came, but why did you

have to bring Gilbert, that culero?

- You know Gilbert can smell money

from across town, homes.

- No sh*t.

- He came to help you spend that plata.

- Oh, sh*t, I can't pay him now, ese.

- I've only got ten bucks to my name.

- What, with those prices?

Hey, sh*t,

I ain't sold nothing, ese.

Well, maybe if we jack up a few

of these maricones, vato.

- I got the guy in the bell-bottoms.

- And I'll take everyone

without a bra, vato.

Be cool, ese.

I'm trying to hold it together.

Gilbert wants his full payback before

he's gonna give us any more credit.

- Be quiet.

- No, you f...

Relax. Here, have some pisto.

I'll see what I can do, all right?

- He says he'll take this price.

- Tell him I'm not negotiating.

The price is so low now,

it's a steal.

- He'll probably pass.

- That'll be his loss.

Listen, Janis, I need a cash advance.

Can you help me?

- I've already given you three advances.

- I need some money, Janis.

What good is it to have a show

if I don't sell anything?

Cruz, most of your paintings are already

spoken for by important collectors.

- What?

- You'll be completely sold out

by the end of the night.

Sold out? All of it?

Well, then why can't I get

some money tonight then?

Doesn't work that way. The cheques go

to the accountant to be processed.

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Jimmy Santiago Baca

Jimmy Santiago Baca (born January 2, 1952 in Santa Fe, New Mexico) is an American poet and writer of Apache and Chicano descent. more…

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