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6.0/10   303 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Dena Kleiman (written by)
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Release Date:
21 August 1993 (USA) more
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Plot:
Ex-con attempting to go straight runs accross serious problems. His girlfriend gets arrested for dealing crack to an undercover police officer... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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A great urban movie more (7 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
William James Stiggers Jr. ... Chucky (as Willie James Stiggers Jr.)
Chi Ali ... Pharoah
Bokeem Woodbine ... Diquan Mitchell

Starletta DuPois ... Diquan's Mother
Mike Farley ... Cop
Hugh Hurd ... Man in Hallway (as Hugh L. Hurd)
Anthony Lozama ... Young Boy in Hallway
David Robinson ... Boy at Mortuary Truck
Mary Hedahl ... Secretary

Kia Goodwin ... Latisha Jordan (as Kia Joy Goodwin)
Marcella Lowery ... Fast Food Customer
Joseph Gimpel ... Fast Food Manager
Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins ... Lay Lay (as Jermaine Hopkins bka 'Huggy')
Nzingha ... Aunt Viola
Fredro Starr ... Bamboo (as Fredro)
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Runtime:
104 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Matthew McRea: Diquan, you don't have to do this.
Diquan Mitchell: Man, what do you know about it? You don't live in my world. My grandma cleans your apartment.
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Soundtrack:
I Just Can't Help Myself more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
A great urban movie, 16 November 1998
10/10
Author: Exec' from London

This is an absolutley great film. Forest Whiteka has excelled himself with a great detailed account of the lives of young black youths struggling through poverty to survive. The director of photography has chosen some brilliant urban backdrops to set the picture alive, almost as if you're a third person view within the film. The story is compelling and well structured, sure it's been done before, but it's the way it has been done that makes this movie so interesting to watch. Has some classic elements of other films such as The Warriors in places, but this only adds to the surreal effect being created here by Forest!

It also has some of the most shocking scenes from the 1993 era. A definite must see for urban-gangsta fans everywhere. Bokeem displays an amazing performance.

Why it wasn't a video release seems beyond me.

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