Summary
Two men on a bootlegging run for some quick cash get placed at the scene of a crime. When their misfortunes land them in front of a judge they are sentenced to life.
Bootleggers Ray Gibson & Claude Banks get framed for murder & sentenced to life at a Mississippi prison farm. What follows is more than 65 years of incarcerated odd-couple bonding.
Additional Information
Subjects |
Mississippi State Penitentiary
-- Drama.
Male friendship -- Drama. Prisoners -- Mississippi -- Drama. Judicial error -- United States -- Drama. Life imprisonment -- United States -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Comedy films. |
Publisher | Universal City, CA :Universal Studios Home Entertainment,1999 |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Contributors |
Grazer, Brian,
1953- film producer. Murphy, Eddie, 1961- film producer, actor. Ramsey, Robert, 1962- screenwriter. Stone, Matthew, 1963- screenwriter. Demme, Ted, 1963-2002, film director. Lawrence, Martin, 1965- actor. Jean, Wyclef, composer. Universal Pictures (Firm), production company. Imagine Entertainment (Firm), production company. Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence. |
Other Contributors |
Original score, Wyclef Jean ; special make-up effects, Rick Baker ; editor, Jerry Wolf ; production design, Dan Bishop ; director of photography, Geoffrey Simpson. |
Audience |
Rated R. |
Language |
English French In English or French with optional English subtitles; |
Notes |
Title from container. |
System Details |
DVD; dual layer; NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN | 9780783237367 0783237367 |
Other | Classic View |