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About
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
Theatrical
Apr 16, 1999
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 19, 1999
Box Office
$73.5M
Budget
$80.0M
Return
0.9x
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions, Brian Grazer Productions
Cast
Full credits →E
Eddie Murphy
Rayford Gibson
Martin Lawrence
Claude Banks
O
Obba Babatundé
Willie Long
N
Nick Cassavetes
Sergeant Dillard
A
Anthony Anderson
Cookie
B
Barry Shabaka Henley
Pokerface
B
Brent Jennings
Hoppin' Bob
B
Bernie Mac
Jangle Leg
M
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Biscuit
M
Michael Taliferro
Goldmouth
G
Guy Torry
Radio
B
Bokeem Woodbine
Can't Get Right
N
Ned Beatty
Dexter Wilkins
L
Lisa Nicole Carson
Sylvia
O
O'Neal Compton
Superintendant Abernathy
N
Noah Emmerich
Stan Blocker
R
Rick James
Spanky Johnson
C
Clarence Williams III
Winston Hancock
H
Heavy D
Jake
B
Bonz Malone
Leon
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