A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.
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Title: Posse (1993)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Mario Van Peebles | ... | Jesse Lee | |
| Stephen Baldwin | ... | Jimmy J. 'Little J' Teeters | |
| Charles Lane | ... | Weezie | |
| Tommy 'Tiny' Lister | ... | Obobo (as Tiny Lister) | |
| Big Daddy Kane | ... | Father Time | |
| Billy Zane | ... | Colonel Graham | |
| Blair Underwood | ... | Carver | |
| Melvin Van Peebles | ... | Papa Joe | |
| Salli Richardson-Whitfield | ... | Lana (as Salli Richardson) | |
| Tone Loc | ... | Angel | |
| Pam Grier | ... | Phoebe | |
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Vesta Williams | ... | Vera (as Vesta) |
| Isaac Hayes | ... | Cable | |
| Richard Jordan | ... | Sheriff Bates | |
| Paul Bartel | ... | Mayor Bigwood | |
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A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
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From the director of "New Jack City" See more »Genres:
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Rated R for strong violence and sexuality, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 May 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Posse: A Vingança de Jessie Lee See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$18,290,000Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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(instrumental version)
Written by Shydi Evans and Damian Johnson
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A production assistant was specifically assigned to follow Tone Loc around between set-ups as he constantly wandered off-set, usually to the craft service table. See more »Goofs
There is a modern USA Flag (with 50 stars) flying outside the school in Freemanville. See more »Quotes
Lana: You know how to cheat Mr Death? By making love. Cos every time you make love, you can make another life. And that makes Mr Death mad as hell.See more »
Crazy Credits
There are scenes from the film, historical photographs of black cowboys, posters of early back westerns and clips from two early black westerns and "Once Upon A Time in the West' seen behind the closing credits. See more »Alternate Versions
For "Posse's" Australian theatrical run, the love scene was considerably cut to receive an M rating. The uncut version was released on VHS and DVD with the original MA rating. See more »Soundtracks
One Night of Freedom(instrumental version)
Written by Shydi Evans and Damian Johnson
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I enjoyed this movie extremely. It was the last great Mario Van Peebles movie I know of. It had a hip-hop old west flavor to it. Big Daddy Kane and Tone Loc had major parts. It shouldn't have won any Oscars, but it was enjoyable all the same.