Always Outnumbered
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| Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley |
| Written by | Walter Mosley |
| Directed by | Michael Apted |
| Starring | Laurence Fishburne Bill Cobbs Natalie Cole Laurie Metcalf Bill Nunn Cicely Tyson |
| Theme music composer | Michael Franti |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Executive producers | Laurence Fishburne Walter Mosley |
| Producers | Jeffrey Downer Jonathon Ker Jeanney Kim Anne-Marie Mackay Helen McCusker |
| Production location | Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | John Bailey |
| Editor | Rick Shaine |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Production company | HBO |
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| Original network | HBO |
| Picture format | Color |
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Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned is a television film based on the novel Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by author Walter Mosley. It first aired on pay television channel HBO in 1998.
Plot[]
The film stars Laurence Fishburne as aging ex-con Socrates Fortlow, who after a long incarceration, is trying hard to make a new life and to accept the regrets of his past. Meanwhile, he meets a young boy named Darryl, who witnessed a boy murdered by a friend of his. He also has to deal with his best friend's deteriorating health and finding work.
Cast[]
- Laurence Fishburne - Socrates Fortlow
- Bill Cobbs - Right Burke
- Natalie Cole - Iula Brown
- Daniel Williams - Darryl
- Cicely Tyson - Luvia
- Laurie Metcalf - Halley Grimes
- Bill Nunn - Howard M'Shalla
- Bridgid Coulter - Corina M'Shalla
- Isaiah Washington - Wilfred
- Bill Duke - Blackbird Willis
- Kevin Carroll - Pegus
- Jamaal Carter - Phillip
- John Toles-Bey - Stoney Wiley
- Brooke Marie Bridges - Winnie M'Shalla
- John Gavigan - Mr. Keene
- Perry Moore - Kiko
- Sammi Rotibi - Marlow Bitta
- Art Evans - Markham Peale
- Danny Goldring - Parker
- Dan Martin - Weems
- Paula Jai Parker - Melodie
See also[]
External links[]
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- 1998 television films
- Films based on American novels
- American films
- HBO Films films
- 1998 films
- 1998 drama films
- Films directed by Michael Apted
- Hood films
- American drama television film stubs