Prison Song (2001)

Director:

Darnell Martin

Writers:

Darnell Martin, Q-Tip

Stars:

Q-Tip, Eric McCollum, Danny Hoch

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Q-Tip	...	Elijah Dixon
Eric McCollum	...	Thomas Wilson (as Eric 'Ace Money' McCollum)
Denee Rivera	...	Jolie Martinez
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding	...	Young Elijah
Mary J. Blige	...	Mom
Snow	...	Officer McIntyre
Danny Hoch	...	Harris
Robert Garcia	...	Brown (as 'Bobbito' Robert Garcia)
Hassan Johnson	...	Jay
Clay Da Raider	...	KT
Fat Joe	...	Big Pete
Harold Perrineau	...	Uncle Cee
Casper Martinez	...	C.O. Vilar (as Edil 'Casper' Martinez)
Jamie Hector	...	Phone Kid
Mateo Gómez	...	Mr. Gonzalez

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

prison | lawyer | policeman | police officer | attorney | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia Prisons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film was originally intended to be a full-fledged musical, but this tested poorly with audiences, so most of the musical numbers - except the most essential to the story - were cut. This helps explain the mysterious appearance of Elvis Costello in two roles in which he does very little.

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Connections

Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Robin Hood/Letters to Juliet/Just Wright (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Soul for Hire"
Elvis Costello

User Reviews

Very good movie

Prison Song is a very good movie about broken dreams and injustices in the prsion system. The direction by Darnell Martin is better than her last film I Like It Like That. The screenplay by lead actor Q-Tip is also very good for first time out. Look for cameo's by Mary J. Blighe, Noreaga and Fta Joe.