Corrupt (1999)

After decades of terror, two deadly street gangs reach a delicate truce and young MJ (Silkk the Shocker) sees a way out of the hood once and for all. Only Corrupt (Ice-T) stands in MJ's way... See full summary »

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writers:

Hannah Blue (story), Andrew Markell

Stars:

Silkk Tha Shocker, Ice-T, Tarsha Nicole Jones

Cast

Cast overview:
Silkk Tha Shocker	...	M.J. (as Silkk the Shocker)
Ice-T	...	Corrupt
Tarsha Nicole Jones	...	Margo (as Miss Jones)
Ernie Hudson Jr.	...	Miles
Karen Dyer	...	Jodi
T.J. Storm	...	Cinque
Tahitia Hicks	...	Lisa (as Tahitia)
Taylor Scott	...	Pammi
Jahi J.J. Zuri	...	Yazu
Romany Malco	...	Snackbar Dude
Vincent Klyn	...	The Sayer

Storyline

After decades of terror, two deadly street gangs reach a delicate truce and young MJ (Silkk the Shocker) sees a way out of the hood once and for all. Only Corrupt (Ice-T) stands in MJ's way, resulting into a violent and brutal roller coaster ride of action!

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Plot Keywords:

gang | pay phone | motorcycle | new york city | urban setting | 

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Taglines:

Cross the line... ... pay the price.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, pervasive language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Corrupt - mihin hintaan tahansa

Filming Locations:

Bratislava, Slovakia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Detonator Productions Inc., Filmwerks, Imperial Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

The Sayer: Nice fly-ass bitch like you.
Jodi: Good-bye, Sayer!

User Reviews

Atrocious

I quite enjoyed The Wrecking Crew (1999), which was the last of the three films in this series (the first being Urban Menace (1999) which I've yet to see). I know it was baaaaad, but the three leads did a pretty decent job, all things considered.

This, however, was truly atrocious. Ice-T was dreadful, and he's the producer! Can't say I've ever heard of Silkk The Shocker (who apparently never learnt how to spell), but his performance was one of the worst I've ever seen in a movie.

Miss Jones did pretty well in her small role, though she later went on to make some atrocious, racist "jokes" on her radio show after the SE Asian tsunami (plus other occasions sadly). Way to go, girl...

No-one else comes out with any credit. Strangely, TJ Storm and Ernie Hudson (who are both pretty bad here) are far better in The Wrecking Crew, which was made, along with Urban Menace, at the same time as Corrupt. How that works, I don't know.

I'm going to try the Ice-T commentary now, to see whether he apologises for the film, or tries to make us think it's a great piece of film-making.