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Strays (1997) -- Vin Diesel in his feature film debut! Accepted into competition at 1997's Sundance Film Festival, STRAYS marks Vin Diesel’s first feature directorial and screen writing efforts.

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Director:

Vin Diesel

Writer:

Vin Diesel (writer)

Contact:

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Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

A macho cruiser comes of age. Frustrated by the repetitious grind of one night stands and aimless hustling... more | add synopsis

Awards:

1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

Vin Diesel Directing 'Fast and Furious' Prequel
 (From Cinematical. 20 August 2008, 12:32 PM, PDT)

Vin Diesel directs 'Fast and Furious' prequel
 (From screeninglog. 19 August 2008, 3:04 PM, PDT)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Vin Diesel ... Rick
Joey Dedio ... Fred
T.K. Kirkland ... Rodney

Mike Epps ... Mike

F. Valentino Morales ... Tony
Suzanne Lanza ... Heather
Darnell Williams ... Keith

Mihaela Tudorof ... Danielle
Eugene Osborne Smith ... Willie
Temple Brooks ... Amy
Loni Sabrina Stuart ... Nicole
DeAngela Parrish ... Suzanne
Marko Kalfa ... Chris
Joey Iovino ... Kenny
Louis Albert Von Steidl ... Jerry Saperstein
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, some sexual content and drug material.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color


Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more

Soundtrack:

Come To You more


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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Very good honest movie, 23 April 2008
9/10
Author: thejimhale from Utah

This movie rang very true to me. Excellent dialog for the most part. There were some funny parts as well, but mostly it was an honest portrayal of a similar kind of life I used to live. This is as good as anything Spike Lee has done on a similar low budget and your hat as to go off to Vin Diesel for the effort. The only small negative, as others have mentioned, was some of the confrontational language was a bit exaggerated and unnecessary. One really great scene was Vin Diesel singing "If I only had a heart" from the Wizard of Oz... that just plain worked. The interracial friendships were heartening and rang true.

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