The Young Animals 55 years old

There's nothing they won't do ... nothing they won't dare ... and no one they won't defy! And they've made your streets a jungle!

The Young Animals

A small Arizona town is plagued by violence created from the tension between Anglo and Mexican-American youths. Tony (Tom Nardini) is the idealistic new kid in school who tries to alleviate long-time tensions between the rival factions. The Mexican gang is led by Paco (Zooey Hall), a hot-tempered youth with good reason to resent some of his Caucasian counterparts due to past prejudices. Bruce (David Macklin) is the leader of the white gang. Patty McCormack and Joanna Frank are the female interests who become victims of the gang struggles. Tony, formerly from San Diego, attempts to change the attitudes of the polarized and violent groups. Simms (Russ Bender) is a bigoted educator who fans the flames of hate, and Wilson (Arthur Peterson) is the school principal who is helpless to stop the violence between the two factions.

Credits

The Young Animals Cast

Name Character
Patty McCormack She was 23, now 78 years old as Janet
A Martinez He was 20, now 75 years old as Johnny
Arthur Peterson, Jr. He was 55, 83 years old when he died as Principal Wilson
Russ Bender He was 58, 59 years old when he died as Coach Simms
Zooey Hall He was 22, now 77 years old as Paco
Tom Nardini He was 23, now 78 years old as Tony
David Macklin He was 9, 36 years old when he died as Bruce
Alberto Isaac He was 45, 74 years old when he died as Ramon
Keith Taylor He was 15, now 70 years old as Din-Din

The Young Animals Crew

Name Department
Maury Dexter as Director. He was 41 (89) years old when He died Directing
James Gordon White as Writer. Writing
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The Young Animals (55 years)

There's nothing they won't do ... nothing they won't dare ... and no one they won't defy! And they've made your streets a jungle!

  • Release day: Tuesday, October 01, 1968
  • Runtime: 100 minutes