South Central (1992)
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Glenn Plummer delivers a powerful performance in this angry film based on Crips, a novel written by South Central Los Angeles high school teacher Donald Baker, and directed by Steve Anderson, who served time in prison. Plummer plays Bobby, a young black man trapped in a self-perpetuating cycle of… More Glenn Plummer delivers a powerful performance in this angry film based on Crips, a novel written by South Central Los Angeles high school teacher Donald Baker, and directed by Steve Anderson, who served time in prison. Plummer plays Bobby, a young black man trapped in a self-perpetuating cycle of hatred, incarceration, and bloodshed. On his first day out of prison, he comes back to the streets of South Central LA and the only family he knows --the gang. He finds that his best friend Ray-Ray (Byron Keith Minns) is now the leader of the Deuces. Ray-Ray, with plenty of sweet talk, easily talks Bobby into committing a murder, killing a rival gang leader. But before the killing Bobby finds that his girlfriend Carole (LaRita Shelby) has given birth to his son. He also sees that she is becoming too dependent on her drug supply. After the killing, Bobby is hauled back into jail for a ten-year stretch. In jail, Bobby undergoes a transformation. Introduced to the Muslim community and mentored by an older convict named Ali (Carl Lumbly), Bobby begins to read W.E.B. Du Bois and Martin Luther King. He learns about self-respect and how gangs use people like him. When he is once again released from prison, Bobby is a new man. But South Central has gone from bad to worse. Carole, now completely addicted to cocaine, works as a hooker to support her habit. He also discovers that Ray-Ray has recruited his 10-year-old son Jimmie (Christian Coleman) as a junior gang member, stealing car stereos. Jimmie looks upon Ray-Ray as a role model and Bobbie must find a way to save his child from the violent and doomed future of a gang member. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Byron Minns, Steve Anderson (II)
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 18, 1992 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 27, 1999
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
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Cast
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Glenn Plummer
as Bobby Johnson
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Byron Minns
as Ray Ray
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Lexie D. Bigham
as Bear
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Vincent Craig Dupree
as Loco
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LaRita Shelby
as Carole
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Kevin Best
as Genie Lamp
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Allan Hatcher
as Baby Jimmie
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Christian Coleman
as Jimmie-Age 10
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Ivory Ocean
as Willie Manchester
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Starletta DuPois
as Nurse Shelly
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Carl Lumbly
as Ali
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Mark E. Anderson
as Sakett
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Donald Bakeer
as Dr. King
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Musa Bakeer
as Young Boy
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Leonard Boyles
as Termite
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Richard G. Camphuis
as 1st Policeman
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Ron Chovance
as Parole Officer
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Tim De Zarn
as Buddha
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Reginald T. Dorsey
as Bastille
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Lanier Edwards
as Muslim
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Linda Fontanette
as Neighbor Lady
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Clynell Jackson III
as Intern
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Sal Landi
as Detective
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Julius Le Flore
as 1st Prison Guard
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Darren Leong
as Kim
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Michael A. Lerner
as Broken Nose
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Rana Mack
as Girl in Club
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Diane Manzo
as Undercover Cop
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Michael McNab
as 2nd Policeman
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George Mulholland
as 2nd Prison Guard
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Vickilyn Reynolds
as Willie's Wife
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Baldwin C. Sykes
as Ken Dog
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Big Daddy Wayne
as Henchman
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Eugene Williams
as Local Tough
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Terrence Williams
as Boody
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Bonnie Oda Homsey
as Patty Chin
- Jaki Brown-Karman
- Byron Keith Minns
