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Release Date:
6 November 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
Deal with this. The only breaks you get are the ones you take. more
Plot:
Four Black women, all of whom have suffered for lack of money and at the hands of the majority, undertake to rob banks...
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5 wins
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5 nominations
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(8 articles)
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A Well Done Sleeper
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jada Pinkett Smith | ... | Lida 'Stony' Newsom (as Jada Pinkett) |
 | Queen Latifah | ... | Cleopatra 'Cleo' Sims |
 | Vivica A. Fox | ... | Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton |
 | Kimberly Elise | ... | Tisean 'T.T.' Williams |
 | John C. McGinley | ... | Detective Strode |
 | Blair Underwood | ... | Keith Weston |
 | Vincent Baum | ... | Jajuan |
| Van Baum | ... | Jajuan |
| Chaz Lamar Shepherd | ... | Stevie Newsom (as Chaz Lamar Shepard) |
| Thomas Jefferson Byrd | ... | Luther (as Thom Byrd) |
| Charles Robinson | ... | Nate Andrews (as Charlie Robinson) |
 | Ella Joyce | ... | Detective Waller |
 | Anna Maria Horsford | ... | Ms. Wells |
| Samantha MacLachlan | ... | Ursula |
| Samuel Monroe Jr. | ... | Lorenz |
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Rated R for strong graphic violence, pervasive language, some sex and drug use.; Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, some sex and drug use. (director's cut)
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123 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:14 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Philippines:X |
UK:15 (new rating) |
UK:15 (re-rating) (2008) |
USA:R (certificate #45339) (director's cut) |
Australia:MA |
Canada:18A |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 (w) |
Ireland:18 |
Spain:18 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Singapore:R(A)
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Kimberly Elise was discovered by producer Dale Pollock at a restaurant where she waitressed at the start of her career.
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Factual errors: Numerous errors in gun visual/sound effects and operation. During the final bank shootout, Stony's gun runs out of ammunition (evidenced by the slide locking back). However, she continues to pull the trigger generating a "click click" sound. Modern semi-automatic pistols such as the Glock Stony is using do not return the trigger to a ready-to-fire position until the slide closes and another round is chambered. Therefore, it is impossible to generate several audible clicks with an empty weapon.
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Featured in Setting It Straight: Making 'Set It Off' (2009) (V)
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Soundtrack:
I'll Be Missing You
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"Set it Off" is another brilliant little B sleeper by the talented F. Gary Gray. What sets this film apart from your routine crime caper/heist flick is that it features some very impressive and strong performances by Jada Pinkett-Smith (one of her very best roles) and Quen Latifah. Vivica Fox, Kimberly Elise and the underrated John C. McGinty were also quite effective in supporting roles. Blair Underwood, who I lilke, was sort of wasted as reverse eye candy. The love story sub plot was a bit if a distraction, only in a minor way. But at the core of this film was the bond between these ladies, all driven to rob banks for various reasons. What they all shared was their desperation. Instead of cliched cardboard characters, we are served pretty well fleshed out characters with as much depth as time allows. Some have mentioned they didn't like the ending, but I rather did. Queen Latifah was outstanding as a hardened career criminal. There is one scene where Jada's character stands up to her and it's tasty.
All in all, a pretty dang good thriller film that should be seen. The performances are what elevates it above the norm for this genre.