Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #117776 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-03-28
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 79 minutes

Customer Reviews

The original Golden Boy - Chicano Power
If you like old movies and were ever involved in the "movimiento" you will most certainly like this movie. For those Latinos who think the struggle is new you may be surprised. It's a simple movie with deep overtones. It will make you angry and also make you laugh. This movie is a gem I accidently came across. I bought it because the price was right and I'm glad I did. I'm an older dude from the old school so It was easy for me to relate to this movie. Considering the time it was filmed I'm surprised it was ever released. It is a politically charged movie designed to make you think.

A Classic Fight Film
Set in Los Angeles the early 1950's, Tommy a troubled Mexican American resolves his problems with fast fists. A boxing trainer sees him brawl and offers him an opportunity to enter the fight game. It appears that boxing will be Tommy's ticket out of the barrio. It is a cruel world and Tommy will learn if he has what it takes to make it.

This film will appeal primarily to two audiences. First, this film will deeply resonate with Mexican Americans. There is not a lot of existing popular culture that shows what Mexican American life in East Los Angeles was like in the 1950's. For me it was a real pleasure to see the Pachucos and their Mambos caputured in a Hollywood film. Change a few of the elements and this is a film that could be remade today and it would still be powerful.

This film will also appeal to those who love boxing from the Golden Age of the 1950's. There are beautiful shots of the Olympic Auditorium that are rich in the atmosphere of the time. As an added bonus, Art Aragon, the Oscar de la Hoya of the time also makes a cameo appearence. If you love the period, "The Ring" is a classic of the genre.

Finally, there is another boxing film of the period titled, "Right Cross" which stars a young Ricardo Montalban. He is a young Mexican American boxer who falls in love with an American girl. Hopefully, this film will one day be reissued.