Doing Hard Time (2004) (V)

Director:

Preston A. Whitmore II

Writer (WGA):

Preston A. Whitmore II (written by)

Release Date:

23 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action

Tagline:

He had to get in, to get even.

Plot:

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.

Cast

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
Tai Bennett	...	Kool
Kevon J. Beverly	...	Dane
Adrianna Bell	...	Linda Shepard
David Banks	...	Chris
Kevin 'Repo' Thomas	...	Monarch
Audra J. Morgan	...	Amber
Brenton Early	...	Guard
Justin Martin	...	Chase Mitchell
Mya Michaels	...	District Attorney
Cade Vincent	...	Male Nurse
Wanda Acuna	...	Cynthia Teal
Lenwood Moore	...	Juge
Lutricia Casaway	...	Jury Foreman
Thomas Louis Wood	...	Detective #1 (as Thom Wood)
Juting Tsang	...	Detective #2
Allan Cunningham	...	Inmate #1 (as Alan Cunningham)
Kareem J. Grimes	...	Inmate #2 (as Kareem Grimes)
Greg Davis Jr.	...	Inmate #3
Shelton 'Ess Man' Rivers	...	Ess (as Shelton Rivers)
Karl Kani	...	Kiwan (as Karl Kani Jr.)
Aethena Cyan Brooks	...	Tori
Matthew Hatchette	...	Police Officer #1
Nicholas Harvell	...	Police Officer #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Heather Deveraux	...	Female Correction Officer (uncredited)
Christian Levatino	...	Officer Clayton (uncredited)
Robert Wheeler	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)

Directed by
Preston A. Whitmore II

Writing credits (WGA)
Preston A. Whitmore II		(written by)

Produced by
David Grace	....	co-producer
Tony Jacobs	....	producer
Boris Kodjoe	....	co-producer
Preston A. Whitmore II	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert Duncan

Cinematography by
Patrice Lucien Cochet		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Frances DeLoach		(as Frances S. Deloach)
Preston A. Whitmore II		(uncredited)

Casting by
Leah Daniels		(as Leah Daniels-Butler)

Production Design by
Yvette Taylor

Art Direction by
Yvette Taylor

Set Decoration by
Camellia Cox

Costume Design by
Sharon Day

Makeup Department
Petrice Bankhead	....	makeup department head
Tommy Doty	....	barber
April Love	....	hair design
Tinka White	....	key hairstylist

Production Management
Sabrina Gray	....	production manager (as Sabrina L. Gray)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Borgnine	....	second second assistant director
Corky Cronin	....	second second assistant director
Regina Gordon	....	first assistant director
Rob Richards	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Vince Bruno	....	assistant props
Shane John	....	set dresser
Mark Knightley	....	construction coordinator
John Rothschild	....	props
David Scott	....	prop master

Sound Department
Veda Campbell	....	sound mixer
John Chalfant	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Chalfant	....	supervising sound editor
Juan Cisneros	....	boom operator
Reginald Dunn	....	boom operator
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist (as Pamela Nedd Kahn)
Marla McGuire	....	dialogue editor
Daniel Mora	....	foley artist
Django Nunex	....	foley artist
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Brian Smith	....	adr mixer
Woody Stubblefield	....	sound maintenance

Special Effects by
Andre G. Ellingson	....	special effects coordinator (as Andre Ellingson)

Stunts
Erik Betts	....	stund double: Razor
Ben Bray	....	utility stunts
Eugene Collier	....	utility stunts
Brennan Dyson	....	utility stunts
Gordon Hansen	....	utility stunts
Horace Knight	....	stunt double: Durty
Frank Lloyd	....	stunt coordinator
Scott Rogers	....	utility stunts (as Scott Rodgers)
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Marc Anderson	....	grip
Christopher Bernal	....	best boy electric
Eugene Bernal	....	electrician
Aaron Bowen	....	camera loader
Patrice Lucien Cochet	....	camera operator
Deborah Cottrill	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Christopher Glasgow	....	a camera: dolly grip
Jose H. Huete	....	electrician
Nic Larsen	....	best boy
Chris Lindsay	....	grip
Paul Maletich	....	assistant camera
Raquel Olivo	....	still photographer
Jonathan Shier	....	additional second assistant camera
Roderick Spencer	....	gaffer
Michael Steffen	....	grip
Remi Tournois	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Teague Uva	....	key grip
Edward Viola	....	second assistant camera (as Teddy Viola)
Paul Wozjack	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Okera Banks	....	costumer
Rachel Sage Kunin	....	costume supervisor (as Rachel Sage)

Editorial Department
Darrel Drinkard	....	assistant editor
Kevin O'Connor	....	colorist
Alex Osorio	....	assistant editor
Matt Small	....	assistant on-line editor
Sam Tirado	....	dailies colorist (as Sam Tirada)

Music Department
DeYon Dobson	....	music supervisor
David Klotz	....	music editor
Fredrik Sarhagen	....	music editor: temp

Transportation Department
Ben Barsky	....	driver
Frederick Johnston	....	driver
Michael Locke	....	transportation coordinator (as Mike Locke)
Rick Locke	....	driver
Chris Mendoza	....	transportation captain
Hugo Ocana	....	driver
Benjamin Rivera	....	driver: honeywagon
Steve Slotnick	....	driver

Other crew
Devin Arbiter	....	assistant production coordinator
Erik Betts	....	assistant fight choreographer
Pamela Chizema	....	second accountant
Jean Costello	....	production coordinator
Sharon L. Craig	....	production accountant
John Goldsby	....	set production assistant
Cate Nelson	....	set production assistant
Jamie Sefrano	....	set production assistant
Tony Spacone	....	production coordinator
Bryan Sundstrom	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Destination Films (presents)
• Preston Picture Company
• Hard Time Productions

Distributors

• Destination Films (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (worldwide) (DVD)
• Grass Roots Screening (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Digital Cut Post Inc.  post-production facilities
• Global Entertainment Partners  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

"Get a Life" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some nudity

Runtime:

USA:95 min | USA:100 min | Argentina:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:18 | USA:R | Norway:15 | UK:18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Destination Films

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Soundtrack:

How I'm Livin'

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