A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang. Suddenly, their role-playing seems a little too real.
Acting
Hathaway's desperate bid for serious roles post-Princess Diaries.
Direction
Documentarian Barbara Kopple's strange fiction debut.
Costume
Peak 2005: low-rise jeans, trucker hats, cultural confusion.
Director
Barbara Kopple
Anne Hathaway
Allison Lang
Bijou Phillips
Emily
Shiri Appleby
Amanda
Michael Biehn
Stuart Lang
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sam
Matt O'Leary
Eric
Freddy Rodríguez
Hector
Laura San Giacomo
Joanna Lang
Mike Vogel
Toby
Raymond Cruz
Chino
Alexis Dziena
Sasha
Channing Tatum
Nick
Sam Hennings
Mr. Rubin
Cecilia Peck
Mrs. Rubin
Josh Peck
Josh Rubin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hathaway filmed this during her Princess Diaries 2 press tour, creating maximum tonal whiplash for 2004 audiences.
Written by the same guy who did 'Traffic' — this was his attempt at teen perspective that aged like milk.
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