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The Young Animals (1968)

The Young Animals (1968)

Drama

There's nothing they won't do ... nothing they won't dare ... and no one they won't defy! And they've made your streets a jungle!

Release Date: 1968, October 1
Directors: Maury Dexter
Countries: United States of America
Production: American International Pictures
Cast: A Martínez, David Macklin, Patty McCormack, Russ Bender, Joanna Frank, Keith Taylor, Michael Wood, Robert Schock, Tom Nardini, Roger Galloway, Zooey Hall, Arthur Peterson

Overview:

A small Arizona town is plagued by violence created from the tension between Anglo and Mexican-American youths. Tony (Tom Nardini) is the idealistic new kid in school who tries to alleviate long-time tensions between the rival factions. The Mexican gang is led by Paco (Zooey Hall), a hot-tempered youth with good reason to resent some of his Caucasian counterparts due to past prejudices. Bruce (David Macklin) is the leader of the white gang. Patty McCormack and Joanna Frank are the female interests who become victims of the gang struggles. Tony, formerly from San Diego, attempts to change the attitudes of the polarized and violent groups. Simms (Russ Bender) is a bigoted educator who fans the flames of hate, and Wilson (Arthur Peterson) is the school principal who is helpless to stop the violence between the two factions.