Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murders of rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Johnny Depp | ... | Russell Poole | |
| Forest Whitaker | ... | Jack Jackson | |
| Toby Huss | ... | Detective Fred Miller | |
| Dayton Callie | ... | Lieutenant O'Shea | |
| Neil Brown Jr. | ... | Rafael Perez | |
| Louis Herthum | ... | City Attorney Stone | |
| Shea Whigham | ... | Frank Lyga | |
| Xander Berkeley | ... | Edwards | |
| Shamier Anderson | ... | David Mack | |
| Laurence Mason | ... | FBI Agent Dunton | |
| Christian George | ... | Belsher | |
| Michael Paré | ... | Detective Varney | |
| Amin Joseph | ... | Kevin Gaines | |
| Josh Hardwick | ... | Russell Poole Jr. (as Joshua M. Hardwick) | |
| Glenn Plummer | ... | Psycho Mike | |
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Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murders of rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.
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reference to m.c. hammer | baseball game | singing in a police station | reference to robert f. kennedy | las vegas nevada |Taglines:
The only thing more notorious than the crime was the cover-up. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Release Date:
21 December 2018 (Lithuania) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Randy 'Badazz' Alpert (as Randy Badazz Alpert), Deric Angelettie (as Deric Michael Angelettie), Andy Armor (as Andy W. Armer), Sean 'Diddy' Combs (as Sean J. Combs), Ron Lawrence (as Ronald Lawrence) and The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace)
Performed by The Notorious B.I.G. (as Notorious B.I.G.)
Courtesy of Bad Boy Records
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Contains a sample of "Rise"
Written by Randy 'Badazz' Alpert (as Randy Badazz Alpert) and Andy Armor (as Andy W. Armer)
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According to Johnny Depp; he claim self-defense during an assault with a crew member, Rocky Brooks, while filming this movie. Brooks was later fired for not signing a release of the incident. See more »Goofs
You can see the crane, when Detective Poole walks around the gas station during the long take. See more »Soundtracks
""Hypnotize""Written by Randy 'Badazz' Alpert (as Randy Badazz Alpert), Deric Angelettie (as Deric Michael Angelettie), Andy Armor (as Andy W. Armer), Sean 'Diddy' Combs (as Sean J. Combs), Ron Lawrence (as Ronald Lawrence) and The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace)
Performed by The Notorious B.I.G. (as Notorious B.I.G.)
Courtesy of Bad Boy Records
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Contains a sample of "Rise"
Written by Randy 'Badazz' Alpert (as Randy Badazz Alpert) and Andy Armor (as Andy W. Armer)
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Movie intrested me from first minutes, it consistently provided new information and overall was well-made. decent directing, decent acting and intresting story.