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| Director: | Ernest R. Dickerson |
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| Writer: | Ernest R. Dickerson, Gerard Brown |
| Staring: |
| Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 17, 1992 |
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| Director: | Ernest R. Dickerson |
| Writer: | Ernest R. Dickerson, Gerard Brown |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | street gang, rap music, hip-hop |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Original Film, Island World |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $20,146,880
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Omar Epps | Quincy 'Q' Powell |
| Tupac Shakur | Roland Bishop |
| Khalil Kain | Raheem Porter |
| Jermaine Hopkins | Steel |
| Cindy Herron | Yolanda |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Trip |
| Queen Latifah | Ruffhouse M.C. |
| Vincent Laresca | Radames |
| Michael Badalucco | Detective Kelly |
| Donald Faison | Student |
| Maggie Rush | Myra |
| Bruklin Harris | Keesha |
| Bokeem Woodbine | Patron |
| Grace Garland | Q's Mother |
| John Patrick McLaughlin | Cop #1 |
| Norman Douglass | Cop #2 |
| John Di Benedetto | Cop #3 |
| George O. Gore II | Brian |
| Victor Campos | Quiles |
| Eric Payne | Frank |
| Sharon Cook | Record Store Clerk |
| Darien Berry | Blizzard |
| Flex Alexander | Contest Auditioner |
| Rony Clanton | Detective Markham |
| Jacqui Dickerson | Sweets |
| Pablo Guzman | TV Reporter |
| LaTanya Richardson Jackson | Steel's Mother |
| Randy Frazier | Steel's Father |
| Oran "Juice" Jones | Snappy Nappy Dugout |
| Mitchell Marchand | Kid at Trip's |
| Corwin Moore | Sam |
| Lauren Jones | Raheem's Mother |
| Birdie M. Hale | Bishop's Grandma |
| L.B. Williams | Bishop's Father |
| Eddie Joe | Bartender |
| Christopher Rubin | Doctor |
| Ed Lover | Contest Judge |
| Doctor Dré | Contest Judge |
| Fab 5 Freddy | Self |
| Erick Sermon | Bar Patron |
| Parrish "PMD" Smith | Bar Patron |
| Juanita Troy-Keitt | Homeless Woman |
| Treach | Radame’s Homie (uncredited) |
| Moses Edinborough | MTV Producer (uncredited) |
| Ed "Special Ed" Archer | Keesha's Boyfriend (uncredited) |
| Stretch | Tall Man in Club (uncredited) |
| T-Money | T-Money (uncredited) |
| Millicent Terraine | Woman (uncredited) |
| George Letrell | Radames' Gang (uncredited) |
| Al Shaw Ki Moore | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Kool DJ Red Alert | Concert Judge (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ernest R. Dickerson | Director, Screenplay, Story |
| Sam Pollard | Editor |
| Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Hank Shocklee | Original Music Composer |
| Brent Owens | Production Manager |
| Jery Hewitt | Stunts |
| David S. Lomax | Stunts |
| Gregg Smrz | Stunts |
| Jeff Ward | Stunt Coordinator |
| Peter Sillen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sarah Gyllenstierna | Production Assistant |
| Brunilda Torres | Editor |
| Alyssa Winter | Set Decoration |
| Larry Banks | Director of Photography |
| Larry M. Cherry | Hairstylist |
| Kerry Orent | Post Production Supervisor |
| H.H. Cooper | Second Assistant Director |
| Dale Pierce-Johnson | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Joel Barkow | Set Dresser |
| Elizabeth DeLuna | Set Dresser |
| Kevin Ladson | Property Master |
| Kim Meinelt | Scenic Artist |
| Jennifer M. Savoie | Art Department Coordinator |
| Mitch Towse | Set Dresser |
| Michael J. Cerone | Foley Recordist, ADR Recordist |
| Harriet Fidlow | ADR Editor |
| Wendy Hedin | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor |
| Lisa J. Levine | ADR Supervisor |
| Linda Russo | Foley Artist |
| Paul J. Zydel | Foley Mixer, ADR Mixer |
| Michael Russo | Stunts |
| Andre Banks | Gaffer |
| Adger W. Cowans | Still Photographer |
| Eric Leigh | Electrician |
| Lance E. Phox | Gaffer |
| Nate Ranger | Assistant Camera |
| Joseph Trammell | Video Assist Operator |
| Sharon D. King | Location Casting |
| Dale Watkins | Location Manager |
| James P. Nichols | Score Engineer |
| John E. Ferraro | Production Executive |
| Gerard Brown | Screenplay |
| Donna Berwick | Costume Design |
| The Bomb Squad | Original Music Composer |
| Matiki Anoff | Makeup Artist |
| Joe Cuervo | Makeup Artist |
| Randy Fletcher | First Assistant Director |
| Kia Puriefoy | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Walter Blake | Carpenter |
| Diann Duthie | Draughtsman |
| Timothy Main | Carpenter |
| Gus Papadopoulos | Leadman |
| Yvonne Smith | Scenic Artist |
| Keith Wall | Set Dresser |
| John Fundus | Boom Operator |
| Rosa Howell-Thornhill | Playback Coordinator |
| Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith | ADR Editor |
| Frank Stettner | Production Sound Mixer |
| Edward Drohan III | Special Effects |
| Norman Douglass | Stunts |
| Michael Barry | Additional Camera |
| Lamont Crawford | Grip |
| James McMillan | Key Grip |
| John Pirozzi | Dolly Grip |
| Marcus Turner | Grip |
| Winsome Sinclair | Extras Casting |
| James Flatto | Music Editor |
| Shari L. Carpenter | Script Supervisor |
| Lester Cohen | Production Design |
| Carol 'Ci Ci' Campbell | Additional Hairstylist |
| Debra D. Jeffreys | Assistant Production Manager |
| Fred Styles | Production Manager |
| Dale M. Nielsen | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Anthony Baldasare | Props |
| William Butler | Assistant Property Master |
| Teresa Mastropierro | Charge Scenic Artist |
| Addison Pettit | Construction Coordinator |
| Daniel Talpers | Draughtsman |
| Nancy Cabrera | Foley Artist |
| Rick Dior | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Raymond Karpicki | Sound Editor |
| Beriau Picard | Sound Editor |
| Edward Drohan IV | Special Effects |
| John Patrick McLaughlin | Stunts |
| Robby Baumgartner | Best Boy Electric |
| Crystal Griffith | First Assistant Camera |
| Phil Oetiker | Camera Operator |
| Floyd A.B. Rance III | Second Assistant Camera |
| Paige Thomas | Camera Trainee |
| Elloise Dover | Extras Casting |
| Sandra Hernandez | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Kathy Nelson | Music Supervisor |
| Patrick Hogan | Driver |
| Julia Morgan | Production Assistant |
| Edward Ioffreda | Graphic Designer |
| Bill Anagnos | Stunts |
| Chuck Jeffreys | Stunts |
| Rick Washburn | Weapons Master |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David Heyman | Producer |
| Neal H. Moritz | Producer |
| Ralph McDaniels | Associate Producer |
| James Bigwood | Associate Producer |
| Preston L. Holmes | Co-Producer |
| Peter Frankfurt | Producer |
| Gerard Brown | Associate Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 46 | 17 |
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