Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons
Pros & Cons
Directed by	Boris Damast
Written by	Larry Miller
Starring	Larry Miller; Tommy Davidson; Delroy Lindo
Cinematography	Jonathan Brown
Edited by	Daniel Loewenthal
Music by	Michel Colombier
Production; companies	Abandon Pictures; Film Farm
Distributed by	Warner Home Video
Release date	1999;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Pros & Cons (sometimes written as Pros and Cons) is a 1999 crime cоmedy film starring Larry Miller (who also wrote the screenplay), Tommy Davidson, and Delroy Lindo.^[1] The broadcast rights wеrе purchased by Cinemax who aired the debut of the film in 1999 on their cable network.^[1] It was directed by Boris Damast.^[2] Аfter its cable debut, it was released on video in 1999 by Warner Home Video under the New Line Home Video imprint.^{[citation needed]}

This was the final film appearance of actor Darren McGavin.^[3]

In the film, an imprisoned white-collar criminal is convinced that his computer skills can be useful for a prison escape.

Plot

Miller plays Ben Babbitt, an accountant who is imprisoned for financial crimes. Davidson plays his cellmate Ron Carter. Ben is endeared to Kyle, a powerful prisoner who convinces Ben to use his computer expertise to help them escape from prison.^[2]

Primary cast

Larry Miller .... Ben Babbitt
Tommy Davidson .... Ron Carter
Delroy Lindo .... Kyle Pettibone
Darren McGavin .... Mr. Stanford
David Rasche .... Jack Stanford
Christine Ebersole .... Kathy Stanford
Wayne Knight .... Wayne the Guard
Julie Warner .... Eileen
Terry Sweeney .... Decorator

References

^ ^a ^b C. Edward Wall (2002). "Pros & Cons". Media Review Digest. Vol. 32. Pierian Press. p. 376.
^ ^a ^b Audrey Thomas McCluskey, ed. (2007). "Pros & Cons". Frame by Frame III: A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image, 1994-2004. Indiana University Press. p. 585. ISBN 9780253348296.
^ Harris M. Lentz III (2006). "Darren McGavin". Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland & Company.

External links

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[MRD-1] C. Edward Wall (2002). "Pros & Cons". Media Review Digest. Vol. 32. Pierian Press. p. 376.

[Diaspora-2] Audrey Thomas McCluskey, ed. (2007). "Pros & Cons". Frame by Frame III: A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image, 1994-2004. Indiana University Press. p. 585. ISBN 9780253348296.

[3] Harris M. Lentz III (2006). "Darren McGavin". Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland & Company.

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