Byron Minns, Carl Lumbly, Christian Coleman

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R, 99 min.

Directed by: Byron Minns, Carl Lumbly, Christian Coleman, Glenn Plummer, Steve Anderson (V)

Release Date: September 18, 1992

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DVD Release Date: July 27, 1999

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  • July 15, 2009
    better than i was expecting. Good hood/prison movie.
  • April 18, 2009
    good father \and son movie!
  • April 11, 2009
    Of all of the 90's gang drama films i have seen, this was the most powerful for some reason. Great acting and story had me drawn in the whole time. No matter how gangsta you are, you may just tear up a bit... DEUCE
  • April 5, 2009
    wow what a movie...i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that byron minns, carl lumbly, christian coleman, glenn plummer play good parts throughout this movie....( read more).its a really good movie 2 watch...i think that the director of this Drama, Mystery & Suspense movie had done a really good job of directing this movie its got a great cast throughout this movie...its a really good movie 2 watch n its a good movie
  • September 22, 2008
    alright it has its parts
  • September 11, 2008
    this is a good movie and it teaches a really good lesson.
  • September 9, 2008
    good movie, based on the hoova crips.
  • August 24, 2008
    Good movie...
    This movie makes you care about its characters. This should be said about all films, but this one accomplishes it where others do not. The story revolves around a young man in South Central Los Angeles who is involved in a gang that is slowly making itself successfu...( read more)l by selling drugs. He goes to jail after being convicted of shooting another gang lord. While in prison, his son grows up and is drawn by the romance and easy money of his father's old gang, and becomes involved as well. The story is a little over-simplistic, and the dialogue is a bit thin at times. But the director and cast rise to the challenge and turn this into a film about relationships and philosophy, rather than going for the easy solution of shooting off as many guns as possible. The ending is one of the most sappy we've seen in a while , but given the situation you are willing to go with it. While it's not perfect, this film ultimately works -- which is better than 95% of this genre.
  • July 12, 2008
    Amazing movie, end is too cliché though. And the kid couldn't act for shit.

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  • BigMikeSitu
    April 2, 2007
    remember when that Aryan says, "cigarettes"

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