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Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence team up for a prison comedy underlined by serious social commentary. Rayford Gibson (Murphy), an opportunistic con man, and Claude Banks (Lawrence), an ambitious bank teller, are complete opposites who cross paths in 1930s Harlem. In order to pay off their debts to a local crime lord, the mismatched pair travel into the Deep South on a moonshine delivery only to be framed for murder by a racist Southern cop. Sentenced to life in a Mississippi state prison, the bickering duo spend the next 60 years trading barbs and planning their escape, at the same time forming an unlikely but touching friendship.
Cast List
Eddie Murphy - American Actor/Comedian, TRADING PLACES (1983)
Noah Emmerich - Actor, THE TRUMAN SHOW
Matthew Stone - SCREENWRITER
Miguel A. Nunez Jr. - Star, FLIP THE SCRIPT (2006)
Ted Demme - Director/"Who's The Man"
Brian Grazer - Producer
Jeffrey Wolf - Editor
Martin Lawrence - TV/Film Actor/Comedian, MARTIN
Robert Ramsey - SCREENWRITER
Obba Babatunde - Star, FLIP THE SCRIPT (2006)
Clarence Williams III - Star, Film and TV (Mod Squad), late '60s-present
Dan Bishop
Bokeem Woodbine - Actor/"Jason's Lyric"
Nick Cassavetes - Actor/Director/Screenwriter
Ned Beatty - American character actor
Bernie Mac - American comedian/actor, THE BERNIE MAC SHOW
R. Lee Ermey - American supporting actor, FULL METAL JACKET/TOY SOLDIERS
Lee Ermey - American supporting actor, FULL METAL JACKET/TOY SOLDIERS
Ronald Lee Ermey - American supporting actor, FULL METAL JACKET/TOY SOLDIERS
Wyclef Jean - Musician, Fugee
Geoffrey Simpson - Cinematographer
- Format: DVD
- Run Time: 119
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 025192055928
- Genre: Comedy
- Rating: R (MPAA)
- Release Date: January 2004
Related Categories:
Movies > Comedies
Related Keywords:
Theatrical Release
Prison
Crime
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Reviews:
"...[The stars'] rapport is the very soul of LIFE....It may be Lawrence's [best film]..." - 10/22/1999 Entertainment Weekly, pp.92-3
"...Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Murphy are an entertaining team..." - 04/16/1999 New York Times, p.E9
"...LIFE is a well-written, beautifully cast and very funny buddy movie that perfectly matches the talents of its two leads..." - 06/01/1999 Box Office, p.68
"...The movie is ribald, funny and sometimes sweet, and well acted by Murphy, Lawrence and a strong supporting cast..." - 04/16/1999 Chicago Sun-Times, p.31