3 Strikes (film)
| 3 Strikes | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | DJ Pooh |
| Written by | DJ Pooh |
| Produced by | Marcus Morton |
| Starring | Brian Hooks N'Bushe Wright Faizon Love De'Aundre Bonds Vincent Schiavelli with David Alan Grier E-40 George Wallace |
| Cinematography | John Simmons |
| Edited by | Charles Ireland Dirk Westervelt John Carter |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | March 1, 2000 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.4 million[1] |
| Box office | $9,832,166 |
3 Strikes is a 2000 American screwball comedy film, written and directed by DJ Pooh. The film stars Brian Hooks as Rob Douglas, a man just released from a one-year sentence in jail, who already has two strikes to his name. Since he is living under California's Three strikes law, Rob decides to go straight and leave the street life alone. However, things go horribly wrong for him as he gets involved in an altercation with the police upon the day of his release. The plot centers around Rob trying to evade the police until he can prove his innocence, for fear that he will be put away for good with a third strike. David Alan Grier, Faizon Love, and N'Bushe Wright co-star.
Plot
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Rob Douglas is a two-time offender with one thing on his mind: getting out of prison for good! On the day of his release, his pal J.J. picks him up in a smooth new ride to take him home to his girlfriend. But when the cops stop them on the way, J.J. confesses that his hot new wheels are real hot, and he's not goin' down without a fight! Facing his third strike and a 25-year sentence, Rob flees on foot, but gets caught on videotape! With two strikes against him, Rob's got two choices in front of him: clear his name or go directly back to jail!
Cast
- Brian Hooks as Robert "Rob" Douglas
- Antonio Fargas as Uncle Jim Douglas
- Barima McKnight as Blue
- Bennet Guillory as Stan Wilson
- David Alan Grier as Detective Jenkins
- David Leisure as District Attorney
- Dean Norris as Officer Roberts
- De'Aundre Bonds as J.J.
- DJ Pooh as Trick Turner/Taxi Driver
- E-40 as Mike
- Faizon Love as Tone
- George Wallace as Mr. Douglas
- Harmonica Fats as Grandpa Johnson
- Meagan Good as Buela Douglas
- Mo'Nique as Dahlia
- N'Bushe Wright as Juanita Johnson
- Phil Morris as Mr. Libowitz
- Starletta DuPois as Ms. Douglas
- Rashaan Nall as T-Bird
- Vincent Schiavelli as Cortino
- Cameo appearances
- Anthony Anderson as Prison Guard (uncredited)
- Big Boy as Dre
- Jerry Dunphy as Himself
- Mike Epps as Dee
Box office
The film opened at #12 at the North American box office making $3,684,704 USD in its opening weekend.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on February 22, 2000 by Priority Records. It peaked at the 190th position on the Billboard 200 and number 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
References
- ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=3strikes.htm, Box Office Mojo
External links
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› 3 Strikes at AllMovie
- 3 Strikes at IMDb
- 3 Strikes at Box Office Mojo
- 3 Strikes at Metacritic
- Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from November 2009
- 2000 films
- 2000s comedy films
- American criminal comedy films
- American screwball comedy films
- English-language films
- Films set in Los Angeles, California
- Hood films
- American independent films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Directorial debut films