She caught his eye. He was caught off guard. Now Daryl Allen is caught in the line of fire. After six years behind bars, a reformed street hood(Bokeem Woodbine) puts down his gun and ...
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Title: Caught Up (1998)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Bokeem Woodbine | ... | Daryl | |
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Damon Saleem | ... | Trip |
| Cynda Williams | ... | Trish / Vanessa | |
| Jeffrey Combs | ... | Security Guard | |
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Shedric Hunter Jr. | ... | Jerome |
| Tony Todd | ... | Jake | |
| Joseph Granda | ... | Billy Grimm (as Joseph Lindsey) | |
| Clifton Powell | ... | Herbert / Frank Lowden | |
| Jeris Poindexter | ... | Larry | |
| Snoop Dogg | ... | Kool Kitty Kat (as Snoop Doggy Dogg) | |
| Doug Kruse | ... | Freeway Cop | |
| Darin Scott | ... | TV Field Reporter | |
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Marques Johnson | ... | Strap (as Marcus Johnson) |
| Jerry Boyd | ... | Mayor Skrote | |
| Michael Clarke Duncan | ... | BB | |
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She caught his eye. He was caught off guard. Now Daryl Allen is caught in the line of fire. After six years behind bars, a reformed street hood(Bokeem Woodbine) puts down his gun and struggles to go legit. But when a beautiful, mysterious young woman gets him involved with a bag of stolen diamonds, corrupt cops and a Jamaican mobster, his dreams for an honest future are shattered by a hail of gunfire. Snoop Doggy Dogg and LL Cool J cameo in this gritty action-thriller, from the producers of "Menace II Society" and "Tales from the Hood". Written by Artisan Entertainment
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Performed by KRS-One, Mad Lion & Shaggy
Produced by KRS-One
Written by KRS-One (as L. Parker), Mad Lion (as O. Preece), Shaggy (as O. Burrel)
Publishing by BDP Music (ASCAP)/Killah Pride Entertainment (ASCAP)/Livingston Music (ASCAP)
Krs-one appears courtesy of Jive Records
Shaggy appears courtesy of Virgin Records
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Bokeem Woodbine and Clifton Powell previously starred together 3 years prior in Dead Presidents (1995) and 6 years later in Ray (2004) See more »Soundtracks
Ey-Yo! (The Reggae Virus)Performed by KRS-One, Mad Lion & Shaggy
Produced by KRS-One
Written by KRS-One (as L. Parker), Mad Lion (as O. Preece), Shaggy (as O. Burrel)
Publishing by BDP Music (ASCAP)/Killah Pride Entertainment (ASCAP)/Livingston Music (ASCAP)
Krs-one appears courtesy of Jive Records
Shaggy appears courtesy of Virgin Records
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27 February 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$2,422,631, 1 March 1998Gross USA:
$6,754,958Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$6,754,958Company Credits
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The whole idea of taking such film noirs as "Double Indemnity" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and giving them a modern urban twist sounds quite intriguing. Unfortunately, in the case of "Caught Up," the execution is poor. First issue: the casting of Bokeem Woodbine as the lead. Woodbine has been in other urban films like "Menace 2 Society" and "Jason's Lyric," and he wasn't bad in some of those supporting roles. He just isn't cut out for being a leading man. I can tell he wasn't perfectly comfortable with carrying the film on his own two shoulders. The problem with his flat performance is that his face rarely changes expression and he delivers every line like he's constipated. His emotions don't come naturally to him, and as a result his performance is totally strained. The rest of the cast is pretty good. Cynda Williams is beautiful to look at. Jeffrey Combs has an amusing cameo. The script is ludicrous, as it's full of way-too-odd coincidences and implausible plot twists. I can tell that the director Darin Scott was very passionate about this project and very much inspired by those great noirs of the past, but his direction is over-the-top. He explains, in his DVD commentary, that he used a hyper-realistic approach since it's narrated by the main character and people tend to embellish details when telling stories - especially ones as spectacular as this one. His reasons are understandable, but the film still didn't work for me. If there's anything good I have to say, "Caught Up" is worth some good laughs - mind you, you'll be laughing at it, rather than with it.