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

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed By: Byron Minns, Steve Anderson (II)
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Sep 18, 1992 Wide
On DVD: Jul 27, 1999
Studio: Warner Home Video

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EightThirty .

Now this is Gangsta...Drama 4 your Mama Type...Good 4 old and young ^_^

Cast

            Glenn Plummer as Bobby Johnson

            Byron Minns as Ray Ray

            Lexie D. Bigham as Bear

            Vincent Craig Dupree as Loco

            LaRita Shelby as Carole

            Kevin Best as Genie Lamp

            Allan Hatcher as Baby Jimmie

            Christian Coleman as Jimmie-Age 10

            Ivory Ocean as Willie Manchester

            Starletta DuPois as Nurse Shelly

            Carl Lumbly as Ali

            Mark E. Anderson as Sakett

            Donald Bakeer as Dr. King

            Musa Bakeer as Young Boy

            Leonard Boyles as Termite

            Richard G. Camphuis as 1st Policeman

            Ron Chovance as Parole Officer

            Tim De Zarn as Buddha

            Reginald T. Dorsey as Bastille

            Lanier Edwards as Muslim

            Linda Fontanette as Neighbor Lady

            Clynell Jackson III as Intern

            Sal Landi as Detective

            Julius Le Flore as 1st Prison Guard

            Darren Leong as Kim

            Michael A. Lerner as Broken Nose

            Rana Mack as Girl in Club

            Diane Manzo as Undercover Cop

            Michael McNab as 2nd Policeman

            George Mulholland as 2nd Prison Guard

            Vickilyn Reynolds as Willie's Wife

            Baldwin C. Sykes as Ken Dog

            Big Daddy Wayne as Henchman

            Eugene Williams as Local Tough

            Terrence Williams as Boody

            Bonnie Oda Homsey as Patty Chin

            Jaki Brown-Karman
            
            Byron Keith Minns
            
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