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South Central
South Central
Directed by	Stephen Milburn Anderson
Produced by	William B. Steakley Oliver Stone Janet Yang
Written by	Stephen Milburn Anderson Donald Bakeer (novel)
Starring	Glenn Plummer Byron Minns Lexie Bigham Christian Coleman
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	September 18, 1992
Running time	100 minutes
Language	English
Gross revenue	$1,373,196 (USA) [1]

South Central is a 1992 drama film, written and directed by Stephen Milburn Anderson. This film is an adaptation of the 1987 novel Crips by Donald Bakeer^[2], a former high school teacher in South Central Los Angeles. The film stars Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns, and Christian Coleman. South Central was produced by Oliver Stone and released by Warner Bros. The movie received wide critical acclaim, with New Yorker Magazine praising it as one of the year's best Independent films. South Central also placed Stephen Milburn Anderson in the New York Times "Who's Who Among Hot New Filmmakers," along with Quentin Tarantino and Tim Robbins.

Plot summary

Bobby (Glenn Plummer) is a young black gang member of Hoover Street Deuces, or simply "Deuce", who gets convicted and jailed for a murder he committed. Shortly before he kills a drug dealer, Bobby's girlfriend Carole (LaRita Shelby) gives birth to his son Jimmie (Christian Coleman). While in prison, he converts to Islam, matures and transforms himself, and decides he wants to live an honest life.

After serving a 10 year prison sentence, he returns to the neighborhood he once controlled, South Central Los Angeles, along with his former gang. His childhood friend Ray Ray (Byron Minns) is now leading the Deuces. Carole has become a junkie, and works as a prostitute to support her habit. And, he and Carole's 10-year old son Jimmie is now a junior member of his old gang (Hoover Deuce), with Ray Ray as his mentor. Bobby must use everything he has learned from prison to save his son from the violent future as a gang member.

Cast

• Glenn Plummer - Bobby
• Byron Minns — Ray Ray
• Vincent Craig Dupree — Loco
• LaRita Shelby — Carole
• Kevin Best — Genie Lamp
• Lexie Bigham — Bear
• Big Daddy Wayne — Henchman
• Alvin Hatcher — Baby Jimmie
• Baldwin C. Sykes — Ken Dog
• Rana Mack — Girl in Club
• Diane Manzo — Undercover Cop
• Sal Landi — Detectiv
• Christian Coleman — Jimmie "J-Rock"
• Leonard Boyles — Termit

Soundtrack

A soundtrack containing hip hop, soul and R&B music was released on September 18, 1992 by Hollywood Records.

External links

• South Central at the Internet Movie Database
• South Central at Box Office Mojo
• South Central @ AllMovie
• South Central @ Rotten Tomatoes

Sources

1. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=southcentral.htm
2. ^ http://www.donaldbakeer.com/book_sc.html