King of the Avenue (2010)

A young drug dealer sells his soul to the devil in order to become the #1 seller on the block.

Director:

Ryan Combs

Writer:

Ryan Combs

Stars:

Simon Rex, Ving Rhames, Esai Morales

Cast

Credited cast:
Simon Rex	...	Taz
Ving Rhames	...	Norman De'Sha
Esai Morales	...	Natas
Erick Nathan	...	Cal
Elizabeth Di Prinzio	...	Amanda
Hemky Madera	...	Hector
Eddie B. Smith	...	Scooter Pie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leonardo Castro	...	Hector's General (as Leonardo Sitiriche)
Hilda Marie Combs	...	Demon Woman
Anthony Dilio	...	Eddie
César Farrait
Gillie the Kid	...	Stanley
Karen Posada	...	News reporter
Marie Radison	...	Demon Women
Isaac Santiago	...	Detective#2

Storyline

When a man (Taz), sells his soul to the devil to become the cities biggest drug boss, he obtains all the money, women and power the game has to offer. But when the devil comes to collect, in a clever and mischievous plan that only Beelzebub's mind could dredge up, Taz is forced to try to outwit the most evil force known to God and man. Satan increases the stakes by bringing forth a demon in the image of Taz's late father.

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Taglines:

There's no right way to do wrong.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some drug and sexual content

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

A sugárút királya

Filming Locations:

Puerto Rico

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ironhog Motion Pictures, Clear Entertainment, DRO Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 83 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Taz decides to take the deal the Devil offers, he meets him at the cemetery as told. Upon arrival, he is carrying a device to pry and slide the marble top off the plot. He was only told to meet there, never that he would be asked to bring a device to open and take the remains of his father.

User Reviews

Probably for Ving Rhames fanboys only.

The plot: A drug dealer makes a deal with the devil to become the biggest, baddest dealer in the city.

Like everyone else, I watched this movie because of Esai Morales and Ving Rhames. Unfortunately, it's not really all that great of a movie. Still, I kind of liked it, despite it being an overt morality tale that spends much of time lecturing the viewer. It's got a certain degree of charm, I suppose. Or maybe I'm just being too forgiving, because I pity the careers of Rhames and Morales, who are actually pretty good actors. Anyway, it's a perfectly serviceable plot, and, despite some less than stellar directing, the end result is perfectly watchable. If you're looking for something other than a low budget, independent exploitation movie, I think you're going to be writing "worst movie ever!" threads in the comments.

I can't really say that this is the sort of movie that you remember, because about 30 minutes into it, I realized that I'd already seen it. That's kind of a bad sign. Still, I sat through it again, and I'm not entirely regretful. When you're a Ving Rhames fan, sometimes you have to sit through some truly awful movies, and this was not his worst.