John Henry (2020)

When two immigrant kids on the run from his former South Los Angeles gang leader stumble into his life, John is forced to reconcile with his past in order to try and give them a future.

Director:

Will Forbes

Writers:

Will Forbes, Doug Skinner (as Douglas Skinner)

Stars:

Terry Crews, Jamila Velazquez, Ludacris

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Terry Crews	...	John Henry
Jamila Velazquez	...	Berta
Ludacris	...	Hell (as Chris Bridges)
Ken Foree	...	BJ Henry
Joseph Julian Soria	...	Emilio (as Joseph J Soria)
Tyler Alvarez	...	Oscar
Daffany McGaray Clark	...	Savage (as Daffany Clark)
Baadja-Lyne Odums	...	Gram
Curtis Jessie	...	Whack
Kimberly Hebert Gregory	...	Tasha
Rich Morrow	...	Young John Henry
Maestro Harrell	...	Young Hell
Julian 'Oktane' Brown	...	Mookie
Dohn Norwood	...	Midnight
Jalyn Hall	...	Deydey

Storyline

Ex-gang member John Henry (Terry Crews) is a quiet man with a violent past. When two immigrant kids on the run from his former South Los Angeles gang leader (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) stumble into his life, John is forced to reconcile with his past in order to try and give them a future.

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Plot Keywords:

gang leader | immigrant | violent past | home video | year 1993 | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, sexual references and some drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although the poster imagery shows actor Terry Crews holding a metal hammer with the name "John Henry", this movie has no relation to the DC Comics superhero "Steel" whose name is John Henry Irons and (upon Superman's death) decided to create a heavily armored "steel" suit with his main weapon being a smart sledgehammer to carry on the Man of Steel's legacy.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Movies of 2020 (2020)

User Reviews

Worst Film I Have Seen In Many Years

Everyone involved in this film should be embarrassed. It has a terrible story line, unnecessary extreme profanity, and is overall a two-thumbs-down candidate for "worst film ever made". It is an atrocious assault and assassination of the character of John Henry who was deemed a legendary hero and this movie is so awful it seems like it is a deliberate attempt to do so.

Terry Crews should be much more selective about the movie roles he chooses in the future or his career is going in the toilet where this movie belongs.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

John Henry

Company Credits

Production Co:

Defiant Studios, Automatik Entertainment, Kodiak Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1