Roosters

This article is about the American film. For the bird, see Rooster. For other uses, see The Roosters (disambiguation).

Roosters
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Directed by	Robert M. Young
Produced by	Susan Block-Reiner Norman I. Cohen Kevin Reidy
Written by	Milcha Sanchez-Scott
Starring	Edward James Olmos Sônia Braga María Conchita Alonso Sarah Lassez Danny Nucci
Music by	David Kitay
Cinematography	Reynaldo Villalobos
Edited by	Arthur Coburn
Distributed by	IRS Media
Release dates	September 14, 1993 (1993-09-14)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$148,919

Roosters is a 1993 American dramatic film with a screenplay by Milcha Sanchez-Scott that is adapted from her play of the same name. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1993 before being released in the United States in 1995.

Plot

Gallo Morales (Olmos) returns home after being imprisoned for seven years for murdering a man over a cockfight. His family welcomes him back with mixed feelings. While his daughter Angela (Lassez) is eager to have him back, his son Hector (Nucci) feels otherwise. Hector desires to leave behind the farm and wants to use the family's prize-winning cock, which he has inherited from his grandfather, to win money in order to move his family away. However, Gallo has returned from prison determined to continue the business and to raise a new flock of roosters. Hector and Gallo soon clash over their differing goals.

Cast

• Edward James Olmos.....Gallo Morales
• Sônia Braga.....Juana Morales
• María Conchita Alonso.....Chata
• Danny Nucci.....Hector Morales
• Sarah Lassez.....Angela Estelle Morales

External links

• Roosters at IMDb
• Roosters at AllMovie