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Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide

Cast

Kevin Best Genie Lamp
Lexie Bigham Bear
Christian Coleman Jimmie-Age 10
Starletta DuPois Nurse Shelly
Vincent Craig Dupree Loco
Allan Hatcher Baby Jimmie
Byron Minns Ray Ray
Glenn Plummer Bobby Johnson
LaRita Shelby Carole
Ivory Ocean Willie Manchester
Carl Lumbly Ali

Production Crew

Andrew D. Brothers Art Director
Donald Bakeer Book Author
Charlie Lieberman Cinematographer
Steve Anderson Co-producer
Tim Truman Composer (Music Score)
Mary Law Weir Costume Designer
Steve Anderson Director
Steve Nevius Editor
Phillip Christon First Assistant Director
Brad M. Gilbert Producer
Janet Yang Producer
Lowell D. Blank Producer
Michael Spielberg Producer
Oliver Stone Producer
William B. Steakley Producer
David Brian Miller Production Designer
Marina Kieser Production Designer
Steve Anderson Screenwriter
Caroline Stover Set Designer
Paul Staples Special Effects
Year: 1992
Runtime: 99
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for gang violence, and for language and drug content
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
Deluxe color

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Enchantment Films
Ixtlan Corporation
Monument Pictures
Warner Brothers

Release
September 18, 1992 (USA)
by Warner Brothers