Daryl wants to go straight after years in prison. He meets a cute girl who helps him find an honest job driving. He wants to save up and open a nightclub. But then gems and mayhem pop up.
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Title: Caught Up (1998)
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| 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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Produced by Rashad Coes
Written by Rashad Coes and Marquis Johns
Published by Bang-n-Blast Music (BMI)/BMG Music Publishing/MCA Music Publishing
O appears courtesy of Anthill Records
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Final film to be released by Live Entertainment before the company changed its name to Artisan Entertainment. See more »Soundtracks
Made ManPerformed by O
Produced by Rashad Coes
Written by Rashad Coes and Marquis Johns
Published by Bang-n-Blast Music (BMI)/BMG Music Publishing/MCA Music Publishing
O appears courtesy of Anthill Records
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27 February 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$2,422,631, 1 March 1998Gross USA:
$6,754,958Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$6,754,958Company Credits
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A poorly written urban crime drama that would have worked better as a sketch in HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE, CAUGHT UP stars Bokeem Woodbine as an ex-con trying to go straight. Shortly after his release from prison, he meets Trish (Cynda Williams, whose mediocre performance is in sharp contrast to her impressive work in ONE FALSE MOVE), who's, of all things, a psychic being pursued by an evil Rastafarian from whom she stole a huge diamond. Instead of staying the hell away from this apparently high-maintenance love interest (she's beautiful, you see) and trying to reconnect with his former squeeze, he agrees to help her. Every stereotype and cliché is used, as well as howlingly bad dialogue ("Nobody was waiting for me but a dude named destiny") and the perfunctory hip-hop cameos. This film seems to have been made solely to promote its accompanying soundtrack, but with hardly any rap music included in the movie, what exactly was the point of all this?