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Director:
David C. Johnson
Writers (WGA):
David Taylor (story)
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Release Date:
28 October 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
No struggle, no progress. more
Plot:
Political satire about an underground militant group that kidnaps African-Americans who have sold out their race... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Just Ahead Of Its Time!! more

Cast

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Eriq La Salle ... Bruford Jamison Jr
Vondie Curtis-Hall ... Rocky Seavers

Ving Rhames ... Garvey
Kasi Lemmons ... June Vanderpool
Leonard L. Thomas ... XB
Nicole Powell ... Lenora Jamison
Eric Payne ... Stokely
Crystal R. Fox ... Zora

Vanessa Williams ... Mali

Michael Ralph ... Trevor
Billy 'Sly' Williams ... Huey
Kimberly Hawthorne ... Harriet
Afemo Omilami ... Berl (Flip) Mangum
Paula Kelly ... Aunt Tilly
Charles Brown ... Uncle Otha
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Additional Details

Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:12 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Just Ahead Of Its Time!!, 8 May 2006
8/10
Author: gurochuck from United States

I believe this film was made w/ its creators knowing that it would be shot down by various "types" of people who'll just simply refuse to look at it objectively. In my opinion, it is a "must see" for everyone aimed particularly at the Black bourgeois. I like the fact that not only does the DROP Squad address the problems of Blacks self-exploiting racial stereotypes for personal financial gain, it also questions the tactics that must be enacted to solve these problems. The aim of the DROP Squad is very provocative but I especially like the human aspect whereas the "Rocky" character debates w/ "XB" and "Garvey" on how to deal w/ the captive individuals to be "dropped." Rocky has a more diplomatic approach that seems to have been more effective back in earlier times around when the group was founded. Seemingly as time has passed and the situation has evolved to crazier proportions, XB and Garvey have resorted to more drastic tactics in order to "get their attention first." I believe what many people fail to realize is that this picture is asking the question "Which, if any, of these methods are more appropriate to addressing this problem?" The tone of the film gets "crazier" as time moves on and the problem gets worse, thus developing the drama where the Squad questions itself altogether. Whether you like this movie or not, you've got to admit that it serves its purpose and that's to "incite dialogue" and not racism.

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