Irene De Bari

Impotent and unhappy middle-aged James Fhelleps goes murderously around the bend after an automobile accident claims the life of his beloved daughter Heather and turns his nagging wife Alice into a pathetic grotesquely disfigured cripple. James embarks on a savage killing spree, brutally butchering such low-life scum as hookers and drug dealers so he can reach Heather from the other side.

Impotent and unhappy middle-aged James Fhelleps goes murderously around the bend after an automobile accident claims the life of his beloved daughter Heather and turns his nagging wife Alice into a pathetic grotesquely disfigured cripple. James embarks on a savage killing spree, brutally butchering such low-life scum as hookers and drug dealers so he can reach Heather from the other side.

Emilio Mendez knows the mean streets of his Chicano neighborhood well. Too well, in fact. Can he escape the cycle of crime for a more virtuous life? The answer may come in the form of a wealthy girl from the other side of the tracks.

A young Chicano defies his fellow gang members by pursuing a relationship with a white high-school girl.

A young Chicano defies his fellow gang members by pursuing a relationship with a white high-school girl.

Gangster Emilio Mendez (Robby Benson) knows everything about the gritty streets of East Los Angeles… except how to leave them. His brutal days with the ruthless gang the Aztecas have taught him many violent lessons, and now he is struggling to learn how to begin a new life with the woman he loves. Based on an original screenplay by Evan Hunter, writer of The Blackboard Jungle, Walk Proud is a gripping story of hope, redemption and new beginnings.

Heartthrob Robby Benson plays Emilio, a young Chicano, who defies his fellow gang members by pursuing a relationship with a white high-school girl. A deeply romantic and moving tale of young love conflicted by circumstance.