Ex drug dealer Lucky goes straight after prison. He's a street vendor in NYC. An old friend invites him to a strip club but uses him as muscle in a drug deal. When cops come, he leaves with the money and stripper.
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Cast
| Wesley Snipes | ... |
Lucky
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| Jackie Quinones | ... |
Angela
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| Cybill Shepherd | ... |
Cass
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| James Hiroyuki Liao | ... |
Chang
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| Aubrey Dollar | ... |
Rainn
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| Kevin Thoms | ... |
Roland
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| Adrain Washington | ... |
Lucky
(as Adrian Washington)
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| Noah Fleiss | ... |
Sol Rosenbaum
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| Bill Cobbs | ... |
Cobb
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| Kevin Chapman | ... |
Franklin
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| Tom Kemp | ... |
Gino Gambetta
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| Mike Messier | ... |
Eugene
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| Mario Van Peebles | ... |
Captain Davis
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Tony Hua | ... |
Detective Lee
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| Luis Guzmán | ... |
Million Dollar Mendez
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| DJ Clue | ... |
Goodlife
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Styles P | ... |
Crazy B
(as David Styles)
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Eddie Logan | ... |
Grampa
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| Aaron Dorsey | ... |
Lucky - Age 6
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| Melvin Van Peebles | ... |
Hospital Prophet
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| Bill Mootos | ... |
National Guardsman
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| Sayed Najem | ... |
Front desk Manager
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| Sujoy De | ... |
Police Officer
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Wendy Overly | ... |
Waitress
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| Joe Stapleton | ... |
Highway Patrol Officer #1
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Nicholas Balcam | ... |
Little Boy in Mask
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| Gavin J. Behrman | ... |
Antonio
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Issa Coulibaly | ... |
African Drumer
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Seydou Coulibaly | ... |
African Drumer
(as Seydou Colibaly)
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| Kym Chevian | ... |
Bad Cop
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John Joyce | ... |
Higway worker
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Aaron Leidecker | ... |
Punker
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Isa Moreno | ... |
Philomene
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Steve Scarfo | ... |
Thug
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Thomas Schiavitti | ... |
Corrupt Cops Partner
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| Eric Bruno Borgman | ... |
News Cameraman (uncredited)
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| Greg Chopoorian | ... |
Surgeon (uncredited)
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Derrick Costa | ... |
State Trooper (uncredited)
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Derek Cunningham | ... |
Swedish Porn Star (uncredited)
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| Elizabeth Dings | ... |
Woman in Diner (uncredited)
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John Franchi | ... |
Lap Dance Recipient (uncredited)
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Joseph Petrucci | ... |
Bouncer at Strip Club (uncredited)
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| Jerry Quinn | ... |
Lounge Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
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Billy Silvia | ... |
Dock Worker (uncredited)
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| Jason J. Tavares | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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| Joey Vacchio | ... |
Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Tacuma Vanterpool | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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| Jamie Christopher White | ... |
Strip-Club Patron (uncredited)
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| Darya Zabinski | ... |
Cashier (uncredited)
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| Joseph Zamparelli | ... |
Biker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Mario Van Peebles | ||
Written by
| Larry Brand | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Mario Van Peebles | ... | (screenplay) |
| Larry Brand | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Larry Brand | ... | co-producer |
| Donald Kushner | ... | producer |
| Peter R. McIntosh | ... | executive producer |
| G. Marq Roswell | ... | co-producer |
| Mario Van Peebles | ... | producer |
| Karen Williams | ... | associate producer |
| Brad Wyman | ... | producer |
Music by
| Tree Adams | ||
Cinematography by
| Alex Nepomniaschy | ||
Editing by
| Edward R. Abroms | ||
Editorial Department
| Erik Jessen | ... | additional editor |
| Kelly Reese | ... | final colorist |
Casting By
| Donna DeSeta | ||
Production Design by
| Loren Weeks | ||
Set Decoration by
| Christina Tonkin Noble | ... | (as Christina K. Tonkin) |
Costume Design by
| Daniel Lawson | ||
Makeup Department
| Mary Cooke | ... | hair department head |
| Diane Hammond | ... | key makeup artist |
| Raul Hernandez | ... | key hair stylist |
| Trish Seeney | ... | second makeup artist |
Production Management
| Tara L. Craig | ... | production supervisor |
| Jan Kikumoto | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| David Eric Chapman | ... | second assistant director |
| Mike Ellis | ... | assistant director |
| Peter R. McIntosh | ... | second unit director |
| Michael A. Pinckney | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Ralph Contrado | ... | charge scenic |
| Melissa Cooperman | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Jeremy Dominick | ... | picture car wrangler |
| Noah Dubreuil | ... | props |
| Jennifer Engel | ... | leadman |
| Jennifer Gerbino | ... | assistant property master |
| Emily Hoge | ... | art department coordinator |
| Malchus Janocko | ... | assistant art director |
| Wayne Kimball | ... | set dresser |
| Etienne Martine | ... | props |
| Butch McCarthy | ... | on-set dresser (as John 'Butch' McCarthy) |
| Laura Mernoff | ... | painter |
| John F. O'Neil | ... | set dresser |
| Scott T. Pina | ... | general foreman |
| John Ryder | ... | props |
| Jessica L. Therrien | ... | art department intern |
| Casey Van Maanen | ... | set dresser |
| Peter Wilcox | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Jason Freedman | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Chris Julian | ... | foley artist / foley mixer / sound post-production |
| Mark Linden | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tara A. Paul | ... | re-recording mixer (as Tara Paul) |
| Joel Reidy | ... | boom operator |
| Harry E. Snodgrass | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
Special Effects by
| William 'Billy Jack' Jakielaszek | ... | special effects technician |
| John Ruggieri | ... | special effects foreman |
Visual Effects by
| Minky Billups | ... | lead compositor |
| Scott Billups | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Chris Buchakjian | ... | digital artist |
| Tim Cutt | ... | digital artist |
| Josh Levine | ... | digital artist |
Stunts
| Bill Anagnos | ... | stunt driver |
| Jared Burke | ... | stunt double |
| Shana Carr | ... | stunt double / stunt double: Cybill Shepherd |
| Marilyn Cortez | ... | stunt double |
| Geoffrey Dowell | ... | stunt double |
| Denise Gallo | ... | stunt double |
| Hollis Hill | ... | stunts |
| Tony Hua | ... | stunt double |
| Paul Marini | ... | stunt double |
| Aaron Vexler | ... | stunt double: Tom Kemp |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Lee Ayrton | ... | rigging electrician |
| Woody Bell | ... | company grip |
| Jason Bowen | ... | electrician |
| Dave Cambria | ... | best boy electric |
| Rick Cardillo | ... | electrician |
| Brian Carmichael | ... | video operator / video payback operator |
| David Conelli | ... | camera car operator |
| Derek Contrado | ... | company grip |
| Renato Di Giuseppe | ... | camera operator |
| Michael DiIeso | ... | key rigger grip |
| Joshua Dreyfus | ... | best boy electric: second unit / rigging best boy electric |
| Dave Egerstrom | ... | key first assistant camera |
| Jennifer Evans | ... | grip |
| Peter Fernberger | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Claire Folger | ... | still photographer |
| Stephen Girouard | ... | best boy grip |
| Eric Goddard | ... | grip: second unit |
| Christian J. Hollyer | ... | second assistant camera |
| Tom Keenan | ... | lighting technician |
| Eric Komar | ... | dolly grip: "b" camera |
| Zachary K. Lazar | ... | electrician (as Zach Lazar) |
| Roger Marbury | ... | rigging gaffer |
| James R. Mitchell | ... | generator operator |
| Daryl Richardson | ... | key grip: second unit |
| Liz Silver | ... | film loader (as Elizabeth Heslep) |
| Travis Trudell | ... | rigging grip |
| Warren A. Weberg | ... | grip |
| William M. Weberg | ... | key grip |
| Frans Weterrings III | ... | chief lighting technician (as Frans Wetterings III) |
| Greg Wimer | ... | first assistant camera |
| Ian Woolston-Smith | ... | steadicam operator |
Casting Department
| Kyle Coker | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Frank Avanzo | ... | key costumer |
| Jodi Baldwin | ... | set costumer |
| Bobbie Frankel | ... | shopper |
| Kathy Karbowski | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Margaret Palmer | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Carolyn Schnitzer | ... | set costumer: women |
Location Management
| Toni-Ann Baker | ... | location scout |
| Dave Ozug | ... | location production assistant |
| Gregory Routt | ... | location manager |
| Julie Snyder | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Tree Adams | ... | score co-producer |
| Kyle Clausen | ... | music editor |
| Christopher Faizi | ... | additional music programming |
| Bryan Landers | ... | assistant: Tree Adams |
| Jenna Levy | ... | music coordinator (as Joanna Levy) |
| Sujin Nam | ... | orchestrator |
| Walter New | ... | scoring mixer |
| G. Marq Roswell | ... | music supervisor / score co-producer |
| Phil Soussan | ... | scoring mixer |
| Adam Swart | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kelly Cronin | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Luke Malloy | ... | assistant picture car coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Alan Abrams | ... | business and legal affairs: Costa Abrams & Coate |
| Nicole Anderson | ... | key craft service |
| David H. Angell | ... | production assistant |
| Jodi Baldwin | ... | stitcher |
| Gavin J. Behrman | ... | production auditor |
| Shana Carr | ... | photo double: Cybill Shepherd / stand-in: Cybill Shepherd |
| Kerry Carter | ... | production assistant |
| Derek Contrado | ... | set construction |
| Derek Cunningham | ... | production assistant |
| Gleanna Doyle | ... | animal trainer |
| Christopher Faizi | ... | additional programmer |
| Lowell Freedman | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Michael Harrison | ... | production assistant (as Michael Thomas Harrison) |
| Chuck Jeffreys | ... | fight choreographer |
| Borjan Jovanovich | ... | key set production assistant |
| James MacDonald | ... | set medic |
| Honor Maxfield | ... | production secretary |
| Bryan McGrath | ... | production assistant |
| Allison Mella Strina | ... | business and legal affairs (as Allison J. Mella) |
| Maya Menendez | ... | assistant to executive producer |
| Sean Murphy | ... | accounting clerk |
| Joe Piasecki | ... | production assistant |
| Guillaume Renberg | ... | remote head technician |
| Dawn Murphy Riley | ... | production coordinator |
| Amy Loeber Rotonda | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Amy Loeber) |
| Kim Smith | ... | first assistant accountant (as Kim C. Smith) |
| Lea St. Jean | ... | production assistant |
| Helen Stergiou | ... | payroll accountant |
| Philip J. Strina | ... | business & legal affairs: Costa, Abrams & Coate |
| Cleo Wang | ... | assistant to executive producer |
| Adrain Washington | ... | production assistant (as Adrian Washington) |
| Bob Weber | ... | post-production accountant |
| Joshua Weinstein | ... | production assistant |
| Daniel Jonathan Weisinger | ... | assistant: Brad Wyman |
| Jaxon White | ... | production assistant |
| Marco Zanelli | ... | stand-in |
Thanks
| Carol Conley | ... | thanks |
| Steven Feinberg | ... | grateful acknowledgment |
| Jackie Henderson | ... | special thanks: Hip Hop Choreography - Off the Curb |
Production Companies
- MVP Films (in association with)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (presents)
- XIT Financial Group
Distributors
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2006) (Argentina)
- LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
- RTL Entertainment (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL7)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Veronica (2009) (Netherlands) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinema Mechanics (grip and lighting equipment)
- Dolby Digital (acknowledgement)
- FotoKem (acknowledgement)
- Imagine Post (post-production)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
- Kodak Motion Picture Film (acknowledgement)
- Off the Curb (special thanks) (Hip Hop Dancers)
- SAG-AFTRA (acknowledgement)
- Screen Actors Guild (acknowledgement)
- Tax Credit Finance (tax credit brokering)
- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (acknowledgement)
- Tomkats Catering (catering)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Two converging story lines involving corrupt cops ripping off drug dealers and serial killers are followed as former drug dealer Lucky, trying to go straight after doing a prison stint, gets entangled within by a series of bad breaks. Shepherd plays a sadistic and vindictive mother of a handicapped son who along with her young kung-fu kicking boyfriend, abducts and tortures people who she feels scorn her son. Lucky, caught up in a shootout between dealers and cops, grabs two briefcases with $500,000 and goes on the run and has the hard luck of happening upon the serial killer's cabin. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | If it wasn't for bad luck, there would be no luck... See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The actor under the Old man mask in the Grocery store scene was not Wesley Snipes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Marksman (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Purple Misty Morning See more » |
| Quotes |
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Lucky: Some people say luck ain't nothing but karma in work clothes. Cause and effect. See more » |