best gang/youth culture films? (1 Viewer)

[eric tengren]

I have been watching a lot of films about gangs and youth cultures lately and I was wondering if anybody has some recommendations?
such as... over the edge, mayor of hell,los oldivados,lords of flatbush,blackboard jungle
the warriors
the wanderers
city of god
rumble fish
quadrophenia
scum
trainspotting
cooley high
babylon
romper stomper
class of 1984
american graphitti
roadracers, and IF...

 

[JonZ]

Bully
Once Were Warriors
American History X
Rivers Edge

 

[Bill Williams]

Two more to recommend would be "West Side Story" and Francis Ford Coppola's version of "The Outsiders".

 

[Joe Karlosi]

REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE

 

[Lynda-Marie]

All time favorites [How "realistic" is in the eyes of the readers]

Sixteen Candles
The Breakfast Club
Weird Science
Ferris Beuller's Day Off

Hopeless John Hughes geek!

 

[John Garcia]

Lord of the Flies - not exactly "gangs", but a great social commentary.

Definitely check out American History X.

Suburbia
Sid & Nancy
SLC Punk
Spun
Bad Boys
Boyz N the Hood

Colors (bad movie)

 

[Seth--L]

One thing to consider is that a lot of youth/gang culture films are much more about the times when they were made, not youth/gang culture. For instance, Rebel Without A Cause is about fears of emasculation in white 1950s suburbia. It's depiction of gangs is rather comical.

 

[Brook K]

Switchblade Sisters
Fighting Elegy
Boyz In The Hood
The Born Losers
La Haine

 

[Ben_@]

surprised no one else has mentioned KIDS yet.

 

[Charles M Berry]

I will second,

(1) KIDS
(2) Boyz in the Hood
(3) American History X

and add:

(4) Juice
(5) Black and White

 

[Gary->dee]

MY BODYGUARD: love this movie.

 

[Ocean Phoenix]

Don't watch The Outsiders, it's a horrible movie. I can't believe it's directed by the same guy who did the first two Godfather movies (I haven't seen the third). It's boring, with annoying, one-dimensional characters, and dull, pointless violence.

 

[TonyD]

how about,

blood in/blood out

http://imdb.com/title/tt0106469/

one of the best i've seen.
directed by taylor hackford (RAY).

 

[Walter Kittel]

Good call on Blood In, Blood Out. I really enjoy the scope of this film. Seeing that title in this thread reminds me of a 'competing' film that was in production around the same time frame; American Me. I prefer Blood In, Blood Out but this film makes for an interesting companion piece.

Two other titles that come to mind are Menace II Society and Mi Vida Loca

- Walter.

 

[Gary->dee]

Uuuuuuuuuuh no. It's far from being a horrible movie.

 

[JonZ]

"MY BODYGUARD: love this movie."

This was on cable last nite.I havent seen this film prob since 1984 or so.

 

[Mike Brogan]

"A Clockwork Orange" for some gangs of the future.

"Gangs of New York" for some gangs of the past.

"Deuces Wild" for some gangs of lame straight to video.

 

[Rhett_Y]

One of my favorite is Russell Crows film "Romper Stomper"

Love that film!!!

R~