Gangstaz (1996) Poster

(1996)

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Gangstaz
BandSAboutMovies8 March 2024
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Ace Cruz didn't just direct and write this, he also stars in it as Billy, a drug dealer who worries about what he's doing - even as kids are shot in drive-bys while he's sitting on a park bench - and gets angry at his girl when she's stripping. And oh yeah, he's friends with Todd Bridges from Diff'rent Strokes who is using the drugs they should be selling. There are some martial arts scenes - very slow ones - and an ending that is totally Carlito's Way except that it cost about the condiment budget of craft services for that movie.

Cruz has gone on to make Psychotic, Urban Task Force, Fate, Desert of Death and Outrage: Born In Terror. But when else would he make a movie where Todd Bridges has a different woman in every single scene? That's why I kept watching this, even when every single person sold out Billy.
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10/10
Great film
hopesjourney8812 November 2010
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For a film that was made for practically nothing is a 10 in my book. The movie was done with no budget and manage to come out with a good story. A story about a 2 bit drug dealer who wants to get out of being in the drug word, but society just won't let him do it. It's a common premise, but the action sequence was great. I could of never imagined this film had been done with no money. They had major stunts. I read this was Ace Cruz's first film and it was a dam good one for the first time. Todd Bridges was also good in this film. It was fun to see Todd play a serious role after being in different stroke for such a long time. He is getting better and better as a film maker. More power to Ace Cruz for continuing to pursue his dreams. Keep going. I would love to see more of your films in the future.
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