Gridlock'd (1997)

Director:

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Writer:

Vondie Curtis-Hall (writer)

Release Date:

29 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Good time to kick.. Bad day to pick.

Plot:

After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Police | Drug Dealer | Blood Serum | Drug Snorting

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Tupac Shakur	...	Ezekiel 'Spoon' Whitmore
Tim Roth	...	Alexander 'Stretch' Rawland
Thandie Newton	...	Barbara 'Cookie' Cook
Charles Fleischer	...	Mr. Woodson
Howard Hesseman	...	Blind Man
James Pickens Jr.	...	Supervisor
John Sayles	...	Cop #1
Eric Payne	...	Cop #2
Tom Towles	...	D-Reper's Henchman
Tom Wright	...	Koolaid
James Shanta	...	Patrolman #1
Jim O'Malley	...	Patrolman #2
George Poulos	...	Chuck
Debbie Zaricor	...	Clerk
Mik Scriba	...	Officer #1

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #34985) | Australia:R | Brazil:18 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 (bw) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Lacy Street Production Center - 2630 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Def Pictures

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Supposed to be Detroit but in one outdoor scene you can see the outline of mountains in the background.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Scary Movie (2000)

Soundtrack:

Joy To The World

Best on-screen duo 1997

This movie rocks! That's all I can say about it. 2Pac is great, and what to say about Tim Roth? He's awesome. The chemistry between Shakur, and Roth is powerful. The situations are really cool, and you can't help but enjoy this movie.

Recommended for everyone.