Butter (1998 film)

Butter
Directed by	Peter Gathings Bunche
Written by	Peter Gathings Bunche
Produced by	Paul Hertzberg
Starring	Ernie Hudson Nia Long Donnie Wahlberg Tony Todd
Cinematography	Nancy Schreiber
Edited by	Daniel Duncan
Music by	Joseph Williams
Distributed by	HBO Films Artisan Entertainment
Release date	1998
Running time	101 min.
Country	U.S.A.
Language	English

Butter is a 1998 action film starring Ernie Hudson, Nia Long, Tony Todd and Donnie Wahlberg. It originally premiered on HBO as an HBO Original Film, but was later released to video by Artisan Entertainment as Never 2 Big.

The film follows corrupt record company executives kill a singing sensation with a drug overdose rather than letting her leave their label and join another company. They then frame her cousin/manager for the murder forcing him to go on the run and to try to get the goods on the real killers.

Cast

• Shemar Moore as Freddy Roland
• Ernie Hudson as Curtis "8-Ball" Harris
• Nia Long as Carmen Jones
• Donnie Wahlberg as Rick Damon
• Tony Todd as Benzo Al
• Tom "Tiny" Lister as House
• Terrence Howard as Dexter Banks
• Donald Faison as Khaleed
• Salli Richardson as Blusette Ford
• Badja Djola as Roscoe
• Sam Phillips as Dina
• Ernie Hudson Jr. as Marcus

Soundtrack

Untitled

The soundtrack to the film was released on March 31, 1998, through Relativity Records and consisted of hip hop and R&B music.

Track listing

1. "Work"- 3:21 (Naughty by Nature, Mag & Castro)
2. "Butta"- 3:48 (E-A-Ski)
3. "Smiling Faces Sometimes"- 4:47 (Polyester Playaz)
4. "Triple Six Klubhouse"- 2:44 (Lord Infamous)
5. "M.O.B."- 4:06 (Hussein Fatal)
6. "Broken Down"- 4:27 (Vincent Brantley)
7. "No Ways Tired"- 4:54 (Nancey Jackson)
8. "Pain"- 6:14 (Ohio Players)
9. "Big Boy"- 3:31 (Indo G)
10. "Sorry But It's Over Now"- 4:23 (Michelle Mitchell)
11. "Hit 'Em"- 3:53 (Three 6 Mafia)
12. "Off the Books"- 3:03 (The Beatnuts, Cuban Link & Big Punisher)
13. "Superhero"- 4:22 (Christopher Williams)

External links

• Butter at IMDb