''Youngblood'' is a 1978 American film directed by Noel Nosseck. It stars

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and features Bryan O'Dell in the title role.

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has a prominent supporting role. It was released by

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. The

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to the film was written and performed by

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Plot

Michael (O'Dell) is an African-American teenager in

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, being raised by a single mother and beginning to drift away from school. Before long, Michael is running with a tough local street gang, the Kingsmen, who christen him with the nickname "Youngblood". Michael greatly looks up to the gang's leader, Rommel (Hilton-Jacobs), an angry

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veteran who is beginning to accept the fact that he's getting to be too old to be involved in the street gang lifestyle. Shortly after Michael joins the Kingsmen, they move from merely battling other similar street gangs to becoming involved in a full-scale war against a local cartel of

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s. And, unknown to Michael and the Kingsmen, the head of the organization is Michael's own older brother.

Soundtrack

Track listing: # "Youngblood (Livin' In The Streets)" # "Sing A Happy Song" # "Keep On Doin'" # "The Kingsmen Sign" # "Walking To War" # "This Funky Music Makes You Feel Good" # "Junk Yard" # "Superdude" # "Youngblood & Sybil" # "Flyin' Machine (The Chase)" # "Searching For Youngblood & Rommel" # "Youngblood (Livin' In The Streets) Reprise"

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* African-American action films American International Pictures films 1978 films 1978 action films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Noel Nosseck 1970s American films {{1970s-action-film-stub

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