First Time Felon
| First Time Felon | |
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| Directed by | Charles S. Dutton |
| Written by | Daniel Therriault |
| Produced by | Len Amato |
| Starring | Omar Epps, Delroy Lindo |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey Jur |
| Music by | Joseph Vitarelli |
Production companies | Spring Creek Productions HBO Films |
| Distributed by | HBO |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
First Time Felon is a 1997 drama film starring Omar Epps.[1]
Plot
A young inexperienced drug dealer and Vice Lords gang member, Greg Yance (Omar Epps) is nabbed for drugs in his home town of Chicago. Because of the amount of drugs on him when he was arrested, 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, in lieu of the prison sentence and to make sure he doesn't end up back in jail again. Sergeant Calhoun's brutal methods breed resentment in Yance and other inmates.[2]
Cast
- 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
- Sandra Denton
- Charles S. Dutton as Inmate
- Clifton Powell as King
Filming Details
Filmed in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Filmed also in Cincinnati Ohio and Jacksonville Florida
See also
References
- ^ "New York Times profile". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ^ Yahoo! Movies profile
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes movie profile". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
External links
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