Star Maps
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Miguel Arteta
Douglas Spain
Efrain Figueroa
Kandeyce Jorden
Martha Velez-johnson
Lysa Flores
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Allegorical tale about the gap that exists between East and West Los Angeles as Latino kids try to pursue the American Dream. After five years of living in Mexico, an 18-year-old youth returns to Los Angeles with aspirations of becoming a movie star. At the urging of his father, a pimp who sells maps to stars' homes as a cover, the young man turns to hustling as a way to meet Hollywood insiders.
Director
Miguel Arteta
Cast
Douglas Spain
Efrain Figueroa
Kandeyce Jorden
Martha Velez-johnson
Lysa Flores
Annette Murphy
Robin Thomas
Vincent Chandler
Al Vicente
Herbert Siguenza
Jeff Sanna
Jeff Michalski
Beth Colt
Zak Penn
Luis Fernando Guizar
Alejandro Parra
Caesar Garcia
Elvis Saint Hilaire
Michael Peña
Alisa Steen
Mike White
Anna Padgett
Danny De La Paz
Mark Beltzman
Hana Delaney
Bill Gordon
Andrew Garcia
T J Forster
Kate Movius
Joshua Fardon
Adam Parker
Joe Mayesh
Michael Caldwell
Rachel Winfree
Doug Kieffer
Crew
Jedidiah O Alpert
Juan Alvarez
Deva Anderson
Miguel Arteta
Miguel Arteta
Dan Ayers
Colleen Bachman
Colleen Bachman
Simon Bathrick
Todd Becraft
William Brent Bell
Jeff Bentancourt
Don Brewton
Robert Brown
Robin Brown
Kathleen Brown Corbin
Zane Bruce
Edward P Buhr
Ron L Burchfield
Kristin M. Burke
David L. Bush
Joel Campos
Ted Caplan
John Capron
Chuy Chavez
Dominick Clark
Natalie Cohen
Marcus Cole
Beth Colt
B J Davis
Danny De La Paz
Acey Decey
Richard W Evans
Richard W Evans
Felicia Fasano
Jerrold Ferro
Florence Figueroa
George Flores
Lysa Flores
Marisa Frank
Belinda Gardea
Robert Gould
Matthew Greenfield
Matthew Greenfield
Marjorie Hagar
Caroline Halili
William Hankins
Todd Hickey
Smokey Hormel
Scott Imai
Chris Iovenko
John Paul Jones
John Kairis
Jennifer Kassin
Mitchell Kelly
Doug Kieffer
Aron King
Scott King
Stacey Koff
Gina Kwon
James Kwon
Chris Larachelle
Dan Lipe
Yehuda Maayan
Tzvi Mackson
Lawrence Maddox
Louie Maggiotto
Mahal Marcelino
Pam Martin
Judy Martinez
Tony Maxwell
Tom Mcardle
Jerry Minton
Meggins Moore
Chris Moreman
Mary Morrisey
Thomas Morse
Steve Nevius
John Nuler
Karen Numme
Ron Nyswaner
Michael Ostrowski
Heather Pain
Adam Parker
Adam Parker
Linda Perreault
Dale Perry
Victor Quiroga
Karyn Raz
Karyn Raz
Sergio Reyes
Pat Richardson
Lee Rierson
Pamela Robison-hardie
Gilla Roos
Mark Rozett
Mark Rozett
Darren Rydstrom
Jonathan Sahula
Gustavo Santaolalla
Harvey Schulman
Joe Schultz
Tony Selzer
Joe Setele
Eden J Shapiro
Esther Shapiro
Lawrence Sher
Lynn Smith
Melanie Stavinski
Melanie Stavinski
Carol Strober
Mina Vasquez
Joey Waronker
Jessica Wilson
Jason Zolov
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States August 1, 1997
Released in United States January 1997
Released in United States July 17, 1997
Released in United States on Video January 27, 1998
Released in United States Summer July 23, 1997
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.
Fox Searchlight reportedly paid $2.5 million for worldwide theatrical rights to this film.
Feature directorial debut for 1993 AFI graduate Miguel Arteta who previously made 6 shorts, including Student Academy Award nominee "Every Day Is a Beautiful Day" (USA/1990).
Began shooting late September 1995.
Completed shooting early November 1995.
Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.)
Released in United States on Video January 27, 1998
Released in United States July 17, 1997 (Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of series "The Alternative Screen: A Forum For Independent Film Exhibition and Beyond..." July 17, 1997.)
Released in United States Summer July 23, 1997
Limited Release in United States August 1, 1997
