King Rikki (2002)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

James Gavin Bedford

Writers:

Jesse Graham (writer)
William Shakespeare (play)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Shakespeare's Richard the Third in 21st Century Los Angeles.

Plot:

In life, there's silver, and there's lead, says Rikki Ortega, as he moves to be king of the street in "Ánglio," L.A.'s east side...

Plot Keywords:

Gang | William Shakespeare | Shakespeare's Richard III | Based On Play | Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jon Seda	...	Rikki Ortega
Mario López	...	Juan Vallejo (as Mario Lopez)
Tonantzin Carmelo	...	Anita (as Tonantzín Carmelo)
Timothy Paul Perez	...	Eduardo Ortega
Vincent Castellanos	...	Palacios
Danny Lopes	...	Casio
Sam Sarpong	...	Louis
Alex Miranda	...	Rafael Ortega
David Labiosa	...	Rios
Isabella Donato	...	Lupe
Danielle Camastra	...	Margarita Salcido
Laura Cerón	...	Emalita Ortega
Liz Torres	...	Mother
Manny Perez	...	Jorge Ortega
Jill-Michele Melean	...	Clara (as Jill-Michele Meleán)

Also Known As:

Rikki the Pig (USA) (working title)
The Street King (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, drugs, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

Brazil:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mistral Pictures LLC

Movie Connections:

Version of Richard III (1986)

Soundtrack:

Himno Zapatista

I liked it alot

I saw it under the title "Street King" and thought it was really inventive to have one of Shakespeare's more violent plays, Richard III, translated to hispanic urban gang war, drug trade and street politics. Jon Seda is incredibly good as the evil Rikki Ortega who kills his brothers and rivals to gain power. The movies flows and it really captured my attention. Mario Lopez doing a turn as Rikki's childhood friend who grows up to be 5-O and turf rival was even more interesting and cast against type for Lopez. Good job.