Prison Song (2001)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Darnell Martin

Writers:

Darnell Martin (written by) &
Q-Tip (written by)

Release Date:

27 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Lawyer | Policeman | Police Officer | Attorney

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexual content.

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia Prisons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

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.

Soundtrack:

Soul for Hire

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.