Gridlock'd
| Gridlock'd | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vondie Curtis-Hall |
| Written by | Vondie Curtis-Hall |
| Produced by | Damian Jones Paul Webster Erica Huggins |
| Starring | Tim Roth Tupac Shakur Thandie Newton |
| Cinematography | Bill Pope |
| Edited by | Christopher Koefoed |
| Music by | Stewart Copeland |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures |
Release date | January 31, 1997 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million[1] |
| Box office | $5.6 million[1] |
Gridlock'd is a 1997 American crime thriller comedy-drama movie set in Detroit. It was directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and was produced by Damian Jones, Paul Webster, and Erica Huggins. Gridlock'd was released on January 31, 1997. The movie paid tribute to star Tupac Shakur, who was murdered four months before the release of the movie.
The movie gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Editor Janet Maslin of The New York Times praised Shakur's performance, saying: "He played this part with an appealing mix of presence, confidence and humor".[3]
Cast
[change | change source]- Tupac Shakur as Ezekiel "Spoon" Whitmore
- Tim Roth as Alexander "Stretch" Rawland
- Thandie Newton as Barbara "Cookie" Cook
- Charles Fleischer as Mr. Woodson
- Bokeem Woodbine as Mud
- Howard Hesseman as Blind man
- John Sayles as Cop #1
- Eric Payne as Cop #2
- Tom Towles as D-Reper's Henchman
- Tom Wright as Koolaid
- Lucy Liu as Cee-Cee
- Billie Neal as Medicaid woman #1
- Debra Wilson as Medicaid woman #2
- Rusty Schwimmer as Medicaid nurse
- Richmond Arquette as Resident doctor
- Elizabeth Peña as Admissions person
- Kasi Lemmons as Madonna
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as D-Reper
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gridlock'd". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ↑ "Gridlock'd". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (29 January 1997). "And You Thought Recovery Was Serious Business". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Gridlock'd on IMDb
Categories:
- English-language movies
- 1997 comedy-drama movies
- 1997 crime drama movies
- 1990s criminal comedy movies
- American comedy-drama movies
- American crime drama movies
- American criminal comedy movies
- 1990s buddy movies
- 1990s English-language movies
- Movies about drugs
- Movies set in Detroit
- Universal Pictures movies
- American independent movies