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Bastards of the Party poster

Bastards of the Party

One gang's violent evolution... and a new generation's search for a way out.

2005 1h 35m 5.8Movie

Documentary

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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Cle Sloan

Director

Top Cast

Daryl Gates

Daryl Gates

Self (archive footage)

Fred Hampton

Fred Hampton

Self (archive footage)

Joe Hicks

Self

Ericka Huggins

Self

Rodney King

Rodney King

Self (archive footage)

M. Wesley Swearingen

Self (as Wesley Swearingen)