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Never Die Alone ()


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A drug kingpin's return home touches off a turf war.

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King David
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Michael
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Ella
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Blue
Robby Robinson ...
Man in Apartment
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Jasper (as Luenell Campbell)
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Paul
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Moon
Wealthy Linn Gener ...
Asian Girl
Jeff Sanders ...
Sentry Guard #1
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Rockie (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister)
Shakira Vanise Gamble ...
Co-Worker
Big Daddy Wayne ...
Red
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Alvin
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Orderly
Peak Winbush ...
Airport Security (as L.K. 'Peak' Winbush)
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Earl (as Jay Lynch)
D-Taylor Murphy ...
Parking Attendant
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Nancy
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Janet
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt ...
Director (as El Rosenblatt)
Scott Casperson ...
A.D.
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Pretty Boy Actor
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Juanita
Rachelle Drummond ...
Twin #1
Larry McCoy ...
Henchman
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Cabbie
Michele Shay ...
Juanita's Mother
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Edna
Xavier Simmons ...
Young Mike
Roderick 'Lexx' Stevens ...
Mugger
Jay Lynch ...
Earl
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Mr. Waters
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Funeral Home Director (uncredited)
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Brenda (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ernest R. Dickerson ... (as Ernest Dickerson)

Written by

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Donald Goines ... (novel "Never Die Alone")
 
James Gibson ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Stephen Belafonte ... associate producer
Alessandro Camon ... producer
Cameron Casey ... executive producer
DMX ... producer (as Earl Simmons)
Dion Fearon ... executive producer
Marc Gerald ... executive producer
Cheryl Martin ... co-producer
Chris Miller ... post-production producer: Visionbox Media Group
Edward R. Pressman ... executive producer
Rudy 'Kato' Rangel ... executive producer
Robi Reed ... co-producer
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt ... co-executive producer
John Schmidt ... executive producer
Tashera Simmons ... co-producer

Music by

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George Duke

Cinematography by

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Matthew Libatique

Editing by

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Stephen Lovejoy

Editorial Department

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Lynn Abroms ... assistant editor
Jill Bogdanowicz ... senior digital film colorist
Sandra Grubb ... co-first assistant editor
Jonathan Miller ... post-production coordinator
Bill Newcomb ... post-production coordinator: Visionbox Pictures
Paul Martin Smith ... consulting editor

Casting By

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Robi Reed

Production Design by

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Christiaan Wagener

Set Decoration by

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Hernan Camacho

Costume Design by

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Marie France

Makeup Department

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Sheila Cyphers-Leake ... hair department head (as Shella R. Cyphers-Leake)
Dean Jones ... special makeup effects artist
Fay Kelly ... key hair stylist
LaLette Littlejohn ... key makeup artist (as La Lette Littlejohn)
Joanetta Stowers ... makeup department head (as Joanetta Stevenson-Stowers)
Phyllis Williams ... makeup artist
Scott Wolfram ... prosthetic makeup artist

Production Management

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Michelle LeDoux ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Rodney Allen Hooks ... first assistant director
David K. Riebel ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Sarah Bullion ... on-set dresser
James Jimbo Eisel ... painter
Joey Genitempo ... head paint foreman
Jimmie Herron Jr. ... property master
Dervon 'Von' Herron ... assistant property master
Suzan Katcher ... painter
Melanie Mahoney ... painter gang boss
Matt Sazzman ... Propmaker
Larry J. White II ... lead man
Tracy Wood ... painter
Debra Perry ... assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

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David Bach ... supervising sound editor
Felipe Borrero ... sound mixer
Grahame Davies ... adr recordist
Rick Hart ... re-recording mixer
William Jacobs ... supervising sound editor
Colin Jones ... boom operator
Brad North ... sound editor
Douglas Shamburger ... boom operator
Brian Smith ... adr mixer
Derek Vanderhorst ... foley editor / foley mixer
Erik Zobler ... sound mixer: Music mixer
Steve Schatz ... foley editor (uncredited) / foley recordist (uncredited)
John Soukup ... sound transfer (uncredited)
Dan Wilken ... foley editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Danny Albano ... digital effects artist
Shawn Broes ... digital mastering editor
Joshua D. Comen ... visual effects executive producer: opening sequence, THDX
Hong Kim ... digital artist: Cinesite
Mindy Minkow ... digital intermediate producer
Joshua Roberts ... associate producer: digital mastering
Diane Wright ... digital asset manager: Cinesite / digital visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
Steve Wright ... digital visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Monty Phillips ... digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Brian Bennett ... stunt double: Mike
Henry Kingi Jr. ... stunt coordinator
Mark Kubr ... stunt performer
Diane Reneé ... stunt double: Ella
Michael Li ... stunt rigger (uncredited)
Jeff Sanders ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Peter Berglund ... first assistant a camera
Tana Dubbe ... key grip
Daniel Hagouel ... jib arm operator
Andy C. Huber ... gaffer
Christopher Kiso ... electrician
Michael Koepke ... grip
Steven D. Kucharski ... best boy electric
Dale Robinette ... still photographer
Richard Rutkowski ... director of photography: second unit
Matt Stenerson ... assistant camera
Steven Williams ... still photographer

Animation Department

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Andrew Lynch ... color assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Nicole Felts ... wardrobe assistant

Location Management

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Briana Burke ... location manager
Jeffrey Shepherd ... key assistant location manager
Leif Tilden ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Damon 'Grease' Blackman ... composer: additional music (as Damon 'Grease' Blackmon)
Stefaniah McGowan ... Assistant Engineer: Score / music consultant / music coordination
Jim Schultz ... music editor
Ty Swaggalee Scott ... music

Script and Continuity Department

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Sue Meserve ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Hardy Ophuls ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Russell Ackerman ... assistant: Mr. Roban and Mr. Tulley
Piper Bagley ... production assistant
Jeff Castelluccio ... key production assistant
Ryan Demler ... assistant: Mr. Schmidt
Jordan Fox ... financial analyst
Rico Green ... production assistant
Jamar Hawkins ... production assistant
Celeste Healy ... production coordinator
Kevin Maier ... stand-in: David Arquette
Jim McCarthy ... post-production accountant
Phillip Montgomery ... assistant: Mr. Pressman
David Otterby ... production assistant
Jeff 'Doc' Porter ... production medic
Sunni-Ali Powell ... production assistant
Megan Schlaack ... assistant: Mr. Camon
Mira Shin ... assistant: Mr. Pressman
Todd Spears ... first assistant accountant
Ian M. Stratford ... production counsel
Rick S. Sulier ... production accountant
Khene Tan ... footage researcher
Jeremy Walker ... unit publicist
Randy Weiss ... assistant: Mr. Manulis
Naomi Yospe ... assistant production coordinator

Thanks

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Patrick Russell ... thanks
Sofia Sondervan ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A film noir centering around a hard-boiled, stylish kingpin drug dealer, called King David, who returns to his hometown seeking redemption--but ends up only finding violent death. King David's final moments are spent with Paul, an aspiring journalist who knew him for just a few minutes; yet King David would forever more have an impact on Paul's life. Half preacher, half Satan, and all street smarts, King David had recorded the story of his exploits on audiotape, leaving behind an often-poetic sermon on villainy and its consequences. The tapes reveal that the cycle of violence and retribution, which his actions have spawned, has come back to him, full circle, as he suspected they might all along. Written by Sujit R. Varma

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Taglines No king rules forever. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Nunca mueras solo (Spain)
  • 决不低头 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Nikad ne umri sam (Serbia)
  • Не умирай в одиночку (Russia)
  • Nigdy nie umieraj sam (Poland)
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Runtime
  • 88 min
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Box Office

Budget $3,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $3,089,993, 28 Mar 2004

Did You Know?

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Trivia In this film, DMX plays Michael Ealy's father. In real life, DMX is only 3 years older than Ealy. See more »
Movie Connections References Scarface (1983). See more »
Soundtracks Go for Dat See more »
Quotes Blue: [after beating and robbing the man in apartment] Don't worry man, I'll leave you enough to buy a pack of Newports...
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