Lou Diamond Phillips

The Films of Lou Diamond Phillips
YOUNG GUNS (1988)
The year is 1878, Lincoln County – a British ranch owner hires six rebellious boys as "regulators" to protect his ranch against the ruthless Santa Fe Ring. When their employer is killed in an ambush, the Regulators, led by the wild-tempered Billy the Kid, declare war on the Ring. As their vendetta turns into a bloody rampage, they are branded outlaws, becoming the objects of the largest manhunt in the western history. “Young Guns” is a rousing romp that entertains for a solid hour and a half. The reason it works is due to the energetic performances of young cast – lead by Emilio Estevez and Lou Diamond Phillips – and because it never attempts to take itself too seriously. (introduced and followed by a Q & A with Lou Diamond Phillips)
Rating: R Running Time: 107 minutes
Fri., Sept. 12th, 4:30pm
Avalon Theater, Grand Junction

LA BAMBA (1987)
Lou Diamond Phillips leaves a haunting impression as the late 1950s pop idol Ritchie Valens. Filmmaker Luis Valdez (Zoot Suit) creates a nimble, exciting, and sympathetic portrait of the boy driven to rise above obstacles of race and family legacy. Philips brings a sweetness, passion and intensity to Valens, with such accuracy, that it's been reported that Ritchie Valen's family even started calling him Ritchie during production of the film.
(introduced and followed by a Q & A with Lou Diamond Phillips)
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Sat., Sept. 13th, 8:30pm
Avalon Theater, Grand Junction

STAND AND DELIVER (1988)
Based on a true story, "Stand and Deliver" is a rousing, real-life underdog drama -- "Hoosiers" with logarithms. Lou Diamond Phillips stars along with Edward James Olmos, a high school teacher who motivated a class full of East L.A. barrio kids to care enough about mathematics to pass an Advanced Placement Calculus Test. Olmos wins the respect of Angel (Phillips), a tough in a hairnet. Angel remains a charming reprobate, but a reprobate who is also a calculus whiz. As the chief troublemaker, Phillips lends the stardust. Slouched at his desk, his legs stretched out, he oozes the bravado that adolescents mistake for confidence. A thoughtful, inspirational story.
(introduced and followed by a Q & A with Lou Diamond Phillips)
Rating: PG
Running Time: 102 minutes
Sat., Sept. 13th, 12 noon
Avalon Theater, Grand Junction