Once In The Life (2000)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Theatrical Release Information:
Once In The Life
Actor Laurence Fishburne makes his debut as a director in this urban drama adapted from his one-act stage play Riff Raff. 20/20 Mike (Fishburne) and his half-brother Torch (Titus Welliver) bump into each other under less than ideal circumstances -- both are in jail, Mike on parole violation and Torch for theft. Torch is a heroin addict who has trouble financing his habit, so when Mike says he has a plan to make some quick money, Torch is more than eager to help. Mike and Torch try to swindle Hector (Andres "Dres" Titus), who works with his uncle Freddie Nine Lives (Dominic Chianese Jr.) as a bagman for drug kingpin Manny Rivera (Paul Calderon). While Mike and Torch are able to grab a large cache of heroin that Hector is carrying for Manny, the plan soon goes haywire and Hector and his men suffer heavy casualties. Mike and Torch go on the lam, while Manny's henchmen find Freddie and beat a confession out of him -- in which he names Mike and Torch as the thieves. Manny wants his money back and hires an enforcer named Tony (Eamonn Walker) to find Mike and Torch and get the cash. To insure that Tony doesn't waste time, Manny holds Tony's wife (Annabella Sciorra) captive until the money is returned. Noted jazz artist Branford Marsalis composed the film's original music score. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Once In The Life:
Titus Welliver also in The Big Fall , Blonde , Gone Baby Gone , Twisted , Assault on Precinct 13
Eamonn Walker also in Othello , Duma , Oz: Season 06 , Oz: Season 05 , Oz: Season 04 , Oz: Season 03
Paul Calderon also in The Old Man and the Sea , Pistol Whipped , Kill the Poor , Girlfight , Oxygen
Gregory Hines also in Santa, Baby! , Bojangles , The Tic Code , Tap , Running Scared , Eve of Destruction
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