Butter (1998)

Corrupt record company executives kill a singing sensation with a drug overdose rather than letting her leave their label and join another company. They then frame her cousin/manager for ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Gathings Bunche

Writer:

Peter Gathings Bunche

Stars:

Shemar Moore, Nia Long, Ernie Hudson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shemar Moore	...	Freddy Roland
Nia Long	...	Carmen Jones
Ernie Hudson	...	Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Rick Damon
Tony Todd	...	Benzo Al
Terrence Howard	...	Dexter Banks (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Donald Faison	...	Khaleed
Salli Richardson-Whitfield	...	Blusette Ford (as Salli Richardson)
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	House
Badja Djola	...	Roscoe
Nick Corello	...	Marrotta
Robert Miano	...	Visconti
Samantha Phillips	...	Dina
Adjoa Middleton	...	Trinidad
Esauron Vaughan	...	Rapper

Storyline

Corrupt record company executives kill a singing sensation with a drug overdose rather than letting her leave their label and join another company. They then frame her cousin/manager for the murder forcing him to go on the run and to try to get the goods on the real killers.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | drug overdose | nude woman murdered | food in title | one word title | 

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Taglines:

Number One... With A Bullet!

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some graphic violence, strong language and brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Never 2 Big

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Butter Films Inc., CineTel Pictures, World International Network (WIN)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Freddy pulls up in a Dodge Viper at Carmen's house. When they try to get away, Freddy hits his panic button to his car and the car explodes; the car is no longer a Dodge Viper. Looks like a Ferrari body kit.

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Quotes

Rick Damon: Never too big...
8-Ball: To say hello.

User Reviews

B-Movie

Very cheesy, direct to video B-movie. Although the acting was pretty good. There were a lot of first rate actors in the movie Ernie Hudson, Nia Long, Donnie Wahlberg, etc. The story was cheesy and simplistic. It was not very interesting and although I actually watched the whole thing I was rather bored with it. I can see why this was not distributed in movie theaters. I don't think it would have done very well. My advice is don't spend your hard earned money to rent this. Wait for it to come on cable or borrow it from somebody who has already wasted their money on it like I did.