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Title: Gridlock'd (1997)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tim Roth | ... | Stretch | |
| Tupac Shakur | ... | Spoon | |
| Thandiwe Newton | ... | Cookie (as Thandie Newton) | |
| Charles Fleischer | ... | Mr. Woodson | |
| Howard Hesseman | ... | Blind Man | |
| James Pickens Jr. | ... | Supervisor | |
| John Sayles | ... | Cop #1 | |
| Eric Payne | ... | Cop #2 | |
| Tom Towles | ... | D-Reper's Henchman | |
| Tom Wright | ... | Koolaid | |
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James Shanta | ... | Patrolman #1 |
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Jim O'Malley | ... | Patrolman #2 |
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George Poulos | ... | Chuck |
| Debbie Zaricor | ... | Clerk | |
| Mik Scriba | ... | Officer #1 | |
After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police. Written by Andy Bogursky <bogursky@erols.com>
This movie was just a lot of fun, no matter how you try and break it down. I saw it because of Tim Roth, and I'm glad I did; Tupac Shakur was just as enjoyable to watch, along with smaller roles from the now much-more-famous Thandie Newton and Lucy Liu.
In retrospect, the character development isn't anything incredibly deep, but it still has incredibly funny and dramatic moments despite this. It plays like a stageplay on a skateboard, bouncing from place to place, the journey more important than the destination.
Maybe that sounds a little silly, but it's still a lot of fun to watch and a lot of fun to go on a ride with these characters. Definitely a great kick, as we patiently wait for another film from mostly-actor Vondie-Curtis Hall.