Bound by Honor
1993 · 180 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 35,825 VOTES · DIR. Taylor Hackford
Overview
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,643 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:46 [Driver] So what's the difference between East L.A. And L.A.?
00:09:18 No te tucha.
00:15:30 Hey, fuckin' kamikaze!
00:22:18 Mira. Huacha, huacha, huacha, Cruz.
00:28:42 You wanna throw down, puto? Come and get some?
00:37:11 I got what you need. Put that punk in a cell with me.
00:45:25 Just tuvo, Beto. It's over.
00:54:20 Where you lose... you die.
01:02:23 [Gilbert] Come check out the carrucha, carnal.
01:11:32 Get your ass right there and stand there and don't move!
01:20:37 Failure to do so is death.
01:28:49 I'll keep it up here in my memory.
01:36:07 Right on.
01:43:26 - Simon, ese. - You seen Paco?
01:50:51 - You wanna see who I am? Huh? - Ç Calmala!
02:00:04 All right. There he is! Ç Ahi esta! Ç Toma!
02:07:22 La Onda? Isn't that what that snake tattoo means?
02:14:16 - Hold his fuckin' leg! Come on. Stand still. - Get off me, motherfuckers!
02:22:10 What are you talkin' about? If we stand by, we're gonna watch Onda go down in flames!
02:30:02 If I put one of them in charge, Bonafide would never trust me.
02:38:17 I ain't tryin' to play you for no sucker, brother.
02:47:12 ...she put the handcuffs on, two days later, I come back.
02:56:41 Ç Viva La Onda!
15:00:02 overtime last week.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,643
Dialogue density14.7 lines / min
First line00:01:46
Final line15:00:02
Production Record
DirectorTaylor Hackford
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35,000,000
Revenue$4,500,000
IMDb votes35,825