Bastards of the Party

Surrounded by death and the brutal lifestyle that feeds it, a Los Angeles gangbanger explores the history of Southern California street gangs from the 1950s through the 1990s in an attempt to fully understand his existence. Bastards of the Party humanizes the staggering casualties of the LA gang wars.

Cast

Daryl Gates

Self (archive footage)

Fred Hampton

Self (archive footage)

Joe Hicks

Self

Ericka Huggins

Self

Rodney King

Self (archive footage)

M. Wesley Swearingen

Self (as Wesley Swearingen)