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MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ted Demme
Genre: Tragi-comedy, Prison Film, Buddy Film, Comedy Drama
Release Date: April 16, 1999 (USA)
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Summary:
Comedians Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence team up for a story that wouldn't appear to have many immediate humorous possibilities -- two men serving life sentences in prison for a crime they did not commit. Life opens in Harlem in 1932, where Ray Gibson (Eddie Murphy) is a small-time con man in debt to Spanky, a gangster (Rick James). Ray spots wou... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Eddie Murphy - (Ray Gibson)
Martin Lawrence - (Claude Banks)
Obba Babatunde - (Willie Long)
Ned Beatty - (Dexter Willkins)
Bernie Mac - (Jangle Leg)
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Review:
This Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence prison buddy flick is an underrated tale of bad luck and persevering hope. While the film starts off awkwardly -- alm ... Continue >>

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