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Duke of Earl (1979)

Directed by Ed Morales

Drama

Overview

Violence erupts when two vicious street gangs go to war in the inner city. Duke, the gang leader of Tokers Town, is feeling the pressure from his Barrio to go to war with their rival gang 14th St. But while Duke was in jail he made a peace treaty with the leader of 14th St. only to discover they had broken it. Now with his homies getting shot and his mothers pleas to stop the violence he is at the breaking point.

Rated R | Length 82 minutes

Actors

Victor Barrera | Vince Molina | Robert Maes | Kenny Vidal

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Pick four of RGECA is also an Austin pick.

I thought this would be a huge chore but this shot on video look at San Diego Latino street gangs to try and get them to covert to Jesus was actually pretty entertaining. I’m not crazy about the heavy handed “come to God” message but hey, whatever get these dudes from killing each other. Makes sense since it’s funded and created by the Victory Outreach Ministries.

What it did have going for it to counter its awful sound and shot on video look was actual well done framing, some decent acting and then the more than accurate portrayal of the characters. Growing up in El Paso around gang members at my schools and such I felt they all felt pretty accurate. Also the music choices made felt genuine, if not properly licensed, I’m sure.

Duke of Earl was kind of a gem but I’m sure it’s not going to appeal to everyone. Myself, I thought it was pretty good.

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