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Bastards of the Party (2005)

1h 35m

Running Time

Bastards of the Party (2005)

Name: Bastards of the Party
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-04-22

1h 35m

Running Time

Plot.

Surrounded by death and the brutal lifestyle that feeds it, a Los Angeles gangbanger explores the history of Southern California street gangs from the 1950s through the 1990s in an attempt to fully understand his existence. Bastards of the Party humanizes the staggering casualties of the LA gang wars.

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Cast & Crew.

Daryl Gates

Self (archive footage)

Fred Hampton

Self (archive footage)

Joe Hicks

Self

Ericka Huggins

Self

Rodney King

Self (archive footage)

M. Wesley Swearingen

Self (as Wesley Swearingen)

L. Sidney

Bakar

Cle Sloan

Director / Producer

Haskell Wexler

Director of Photography

Alex A. Alonso

Co-Producer

Chung Joong-Han

Original Music Composer

Keith Salmon

Editor

Jack Gulick

Executive Producer

Joan Churchill

Cinematographer

Antoine Fuqua

Executive Producer

Alexander Demyanenko

Executive Producer

Phil Parmet

Cinematographer

Mark Woods

Cinematographer

Keith Salmon

Editor

Details.

Release Date
April 22, 2005

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 35m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-13

Wiki.

Bastards of the Party is a 2005 American documentary film directed by former Bloods gang-member Cle Sloan and produced by Antoine Fuqua. The film explores the creation of two of Los Angeles's most notorious gangs, the Crips and the Bloods, from the perspective of the Los Angeles community. The film also denounces gang violence and presents meaningful solutions from former gang members to stop this problem.