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Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009) — Ligoscope

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

Film · 2009

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

99 min · Directed by Buddy Giovinazzo · R

5.918
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Be cool. You're so cool. Life is cool in Cracktown.

Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".

Cast

Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

Marybeth

Victor Rasuk

Victor Rasuk

Manny

Evan Ross

Evan Ross

Romeo

Brandon Routh

Brandon Routh

Sizemore

Shannyn Sossamon

Shannyn Sossamon

Concetta

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Dixon

RZA

RZA

Sammy

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Chad Wesley

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle

Betty McBain

Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas

Mommy

Desmond Harrington

Desmond Harrington

Benny

Ariel Winter

Ariel Winter

Suzie

Ten Travis

Ten Travis

Caeser

Carly Pope

Carly Pope

Stacy

Mark Webber

Mark Webber

Ridley

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Lou

Katija Pevec

Katija Pevec

Becky

Stephanie Lugo

Debbie

Maurice Blake

Brazil

Omar Regan

Cremont

Jeffrey Lorenzo

Jeffrey Lorenzo

Soby

Victoria Cruz

Victoria Cruz

911 Operator (voice)

Elena Franklin

Elena Franklin

Melody Amber

Quddus

Terrance

Crew

Director: Buddy Giovinazzo
Producer: William Fisch, Larry Rattner
Writer: Buddy Giovinazzo
Casting: Lina Todd
Editor: Shilpa Sahi
Cinematography: Kat Westergaard
Production Design: Russell M. Jaeger
Costume: Lynn Brannelly-Newman
Makeup: James Servera Jr., Sara Vaughn
Visual Effects: Ron Cosentino

Details

Studios: Lodestar Entertainment, Karmic Productions
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Certification: R
Release: June 26, 2009

Themes

drug dealernight shiftstreet gangbased on novel or bookdrug crimecrack cocainegunshot woundyouth gangillegal prostitutioninner citymanhattan, new york cityafrican american

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