Jason's Lyric Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

This drama, set in a gritty part of Houston's outskirts, pits brother against brother as the two men try to cope with their childhood family tragedy. Jason and Joshua are opposites. Jason, an ambitious young TV salesman, is the straight arrow. Joshua, an aimless coke-head and frequently jailed petty criminal, is the black sheep. Their father, Maddog was a bitter and maimed Vietnam vet with a penchant for battering his wife, Gloria. To protect herself and her sons from Maddog, she throws him out of the house. In the ensuing fight one of the brothers fatally shoots Maddog. Jason is in love with Lyric, a feisty waitress. As he courts her, his brother Josh plans a bank robbery with his gang. In the end both brothers must face their past and do so in a violent shoot-out. - Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Treach
Theatrical Release Date:
09/28/1994
DVD Release Date:
01/18/2000
Rating:
R
MPAA Reasons:
for strong violence, sexuality and language, and for drug use.
Run Time:
119 min.
Production Co.:
Gramercy Pictures
Director(s):
Doug McHenry
Genre(s):
Drama, Action
Themes:
Inner City Blues, Haunted By the Past, Sibling Relationships
Tone:
Elegiac, Gritty, Tense, Wistful
Keywords:
Vietnam, bank-robbery, black-sheep, brother, cocaine, drug-addiction, family-tragedy, salesperson, shoot-out, veteran [military], waiter/waitress
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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