Directed by:
Ted DemmeCinematography:
Geoffrey SimpsonComposer:
Wyclef JeanCast:
Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé, Nick Cassavetes, Anthony Anderson, Barry Shabaka Henley, Brent Jennings, Bernie Mac, Miguel A. Núńez Jr. (more)VOD (4)
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Rayford Gibson (Murphy), an opportunistic con man, and Claude Banks (Lawrence), an ambitious bank teller, are complete opposites who cross paths in 1930s Harlem. In order to pay off their debts to a local crime lord, the mismatched pair travel into the Deep South on a moonshine delivery only to be framed for murder by a racist Southern cop. Sentenced to life in a Mississippi state prison, the bickering duo spend the next 60 years trading barbs and planning their escape, at the same time forming an unlikely but touching friendship. (official distributor synopsis)
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A very unsuccessful attempt at a black version of Cool Hand Luke. Two blokes accidentally get into trouble and are sentenced to life in prison. The script is very schizophrenic, at times it looks like a fateful drama, at times like a comedy. The two together don't work and the filmmakers deserve to be kicked for some sloppy passages. But if you want to see what Eddie Murphy will look like at 90, check it out, that make up is perfect.
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