Film

The Young Animals

1968 · 1h 40m · 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!

IMDb

5.4

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.

Tom Nardini

Tony

Patty McCormack

Janet

Joanna Frank

Raquel

David Macklin

Bruce

Zooey Hall

Paco

Russ Bender

Coach Simms

Arthur Peterson

Principal Wilson

Keith Taylor

Din-Din

Sammy Vaughn

Emmet

Michael Wood

Jerry

A Martinez

Johnny

Alberto Isaac

Ramon

Roger Galloway

Rudy

Johnny Leon

Pepe

Raul Morales

Luis

Lynda White

LInda

• Maury DexterDirector
• James Gordon WhiteWriter

Release date

October 1, 1968

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG

Genres

Drama