MacArthur Park (2001)

The story follows one of many homeless crack addicts living and trying to survive in MacArthur Park. Unbeknownst to perhaps even himself, a man rediscovers why and how he ended up so broken... See full summary »

Director:

Billy Wirth

Writers:

Tyrone Atkins (original characters), Tyrone Atkins (screenplay)

Stars:

Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Brandon Quintin Adams, Bad Azz

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Jefferson Byrd	...	Cody
Brandon Quintin Adams	...	Terry
Bad Azz	...	Pair
Tami Roman	...	Rose (as Tami Anderson)
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Blackie (as Miguel Nunez)
Ellen Cleghorne	...	Blue
B-Real	...	Freddie (as B Real)
Lori Petty	...	Kelly
Glenn Plummer	...	Leo
Sydney Tamiia Poitier	...	Linda
Sticky Fingaz	...	E-Max
Balthazar Getty	...	Steve
Kirk Taylor	...	Officer Davis
Alexia Robinson	...	Kim
Keno K. Deary	...	P.T.

Storyline

The story follows one of many homeless crack addicts living and trying to survive in MacArthur Park. Unbeknownst to perhaps even himself, a man rediscovers why and how he ended up so broken and alone, all while trying to reconnect with his estranged son in a 24-hour period.

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Plot Keywords:

griffith park los angeles | wristwatch | wealth | violence | videotaped sex | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive drug content and language, some violence and brief sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in 20 days.

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Soundtracks

La Cubanita
Written by Antoine Santiago, Jean Motos, Ramon Campos & Antoine Contreras
Performed by Los Ninos de Sara

User Reviews

Awesome movie

Although I have lived in Los Angeles for 7 years now, I never knew anything about MacArthur park. I knew that places like that existed and that there are dark places in society that most of us would consider hell. I knew that there were people that have lived in such places and were able to escape that world. I have a lot of respect for those that have made it out. I had heard about this movie but I never saw it. It was not until a co-worker of mine asked me if I had ever seen the movie. I told him I had not and he told me it was "his" movie. I was hesitant to believe him but he told me he wrote the screenplay. I looked it up and there it was; Tyrone Atkins. "Cody" as he goes by, gave me a copy of the movie and I was rather impressed with it. I totally recommend this movie. Very gritty movie. There is a whole different world out there that most people tend to ignore and we cannot forget how fortunate and blessed we are until you see people who truly have lost it all.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Northshire Entertainment Group, Wirthwhile Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color