Doing Hard Time (Video 2004)

A father's eight year old son is murdered in a gangland shooting. The father (Boris Kodjoe) gets himself thrown into prison to avenge his son's death.

Director:

Preston A. Whitmore II

Writer:

Preston A. Whitmore II

Stars:

Boris Kodjoe, Michael Kenneth Williams, Sticky Fingaz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Boris Kodjoe	...	Michael Mitchell
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit (as Michael K. Williams)
Sticky Fingaz	...	Eddie Mathematic
Reagan Gomez-Preston	...	Rayvon Jones
Jazsmin Lewis	...	Robin
William L. Johnson	...	Clever
Marcello Thedford	...	Toure Smalls
Emilio Rivera	...	Officer David Teal
Chenoa Maxwell	...	Elise
Charles Malik Whitfield	...	Armand
Patrice Fisher	...	Lt. Elaine Lodge
Steven Bauer	...	Det. Anthony Wade
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Captain Pierce
Michael Kimbrew	...	Raymond Carver aka: Razor
Kelsey McNeal	...	Gutter

Storyline

When Michael Mitchell's seven-year-old son, Chase, is accidentally shot during an aborted drug deal, no one knows for sure which of the two gunmen, Curtis "Durty Curt From Detroit" Craig or Raymond "Razor" Carver, pulled the trigger. Because both men refuse to testify against the other, a jury finds them guilty only of drug possession, meaning they could be back on the street in two years. Having already lost Chase's mother to cancer, Michael can't live with the idea of his only child's murder going unpunished. As part of a methodical plan to exact his revenge, he commits a brutal crime to get himself sentenced to the same institution as Durty Curt and Razor. Meanwhile, Durty Curt is determined to settle the score with Razor, who has fallen in with prison kingpin Eddie Mathematic. As a showdown approaches, a cast of players, from prison guard Capt. Pierce to gay bookie Clever to Michael's illiterate cell mate, Smalls take sides and place bets on the outcome.

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Taglines:

He had to get in, to get even.

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Genres:

Drama | Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

A sitten

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Destination Films, Preston Picture Company, Hard Time Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Just Thinkin'"
Written by DeYon Dobson, Tim Owens
Performed by Terry Thomas
Courtesy of Soul Fire Entertainment

User Reviews

Garbage movie

When my sister brought home this movie to watch my first thoughts were

• "black action movie, never heard of the title, can't recall any of

the actors names.. must be rubbish".

After deciding to give it a try.. it turned from a bad drama to a comedy. The acting was horrible, the plot was stupid and to top it off the prison had 1 prison guard.. she was hot though.

I ended up laughing the whole way through this movie. Laughing not because it was funny, but the acting and some of the scenes were just stupid.

Overall i give it a 1/10 only because i couldn't vote any lower. Rent this movie if you want to see how NOT to make a movie