Summary
First Time Felon is a 1997 television film directed by Charles S. Dutton and starring Omar Epps.[1]
| First Time Felon | |
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| Directed by | Charles S. Dutton |
| Written by | Daniel Therriault |
| Produced by | Len Amato |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey Jur |
| Music by | Joseph Vitarelli |
Production companies | Spring Creek Productions HBO Films |
| Distributed by | HBO |
Release date | September 6, 1997 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
A young inexperienced drug dealer and Vice Lords gang member, Greg Yance (Omar Epps), is arrested for drug possession in his hometown, Chicago. Because of Yance having five grams of drugs under his belt at the time of arrest, he is facing a five-year prison sentence with no parole for drug trafficking. Because it is his first offense, he is offered an alternate sentence of 120 days in an intensive boot camp.
Throughout the boot camp, an experienced drill sergeant, Sergeant Calhoun (Delroy Lindo), continues pressuring Yance to follow through with the camp. Sergeant Calhoun's brutal methods breed resentment in Yance and other inmates.[2]
Cast edit
- Omar Epps[3] as Greg Yance
- Delroy Lindo as Calhoun
- Lucinda Jenney as Sharon
- Rachel Ticotin as McBride
- William Forsythe as Sorley
- Jo D. Jonz as Pookie
- Treach as Tyrone
- Pepa as Laverne
- Justin Pierce as Eddie
- Gary Anthony Williams as Wallace
- Badja Djola as Disciple Leader
- Robin Michelle McClamb as Greg's Mother (credited as Robin Vaughn)
- Tom Nowicki as Hogan
- Kristen Jones as Crystal
- Ed Grady as Johnny the Farmer
- Deborah Hobart as Annie Hill
- Johnell Gainey as Nine
- K. Addison Young as Wolf
- Roger Ranney as Guardsman Jones
- Charles S. Dutton as Inmate
- Clifton Powell as King
Filming Details edit
Filmed in New York City, Green Cove Springs, Florida, and Jacksonville, Florida
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2007). "New York Times profile". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ^ Yahoo! Movies profile
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes movie profile". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
External links edit
- First Time Felon at IMDb
