Death of a Dynasty (2005)

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R | 1 hr 33 mins | Comedy, Urban, Music | Released: 4/29/2005 |Box Office Total: $41382

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A story which centers around Dave Katz, a journalist at a hip-hop magazine who is sent on assignment to uncover the often comedic underworld of Roc-a-Fella Records run by Damon Dash and Jay-Z. He is granted free reign as a third wheel to the Roc-a-Fella posse and immediately immerses himself into the heart of the hip-hop world. He soon believes that he's fully become a member of the elite team and is privy to the daily goings-on at one of the world's hottest record companies. Although he is actually two-timing the magazine, by feeding sordid gossip items about the feuding partners to local gossip columns, the journalist thinks he is a real "playa" only to later find out that he is the one being played.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/29/2005

Director	Credit
Damon Dash	Director
Cast	Credit
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	Dave Katz
Jay-Z	Himself
Damon Dash	Harlem/Himself
Rashida Jones	Layna
Devon Aoki	Picasso
Sean Combs	Kevin Hart
Mariah Carey
Michael Rapaport
Busta Rhymes
Chloë Sevigny	Sexy Woman 1
Jamie-Lynn Sigler	Sexy Woman 3
Lorraine Bracco	R&B Singer 2
Carson Daly	Himself
Denise Rich	Cameo
Walt Frazier	Himself
Darryl McDaniels ('DMC')	Himself
Dr Dre	Himself
Ed Lover	Himself
William Drayton (Flavor Flav)	Himself
Peter Sarsgaard	Brendon III
Kevin Hart	P-Diddy/Lackey
Gerald Kelly	Biggs
robert stapleton	Jay-Z
Capone	Damon Dash/Assistant
James Toback	Lyor Cohen
Stephanie Raye	Monica
Loon	Turk
Miss Jones	Charlene
Kari Wuhrer	Sexy Woman 2
Charles Patterson	Beanie Sigel
Mr Blue	A & R Guy
Sale Johnson	R & B Singer 1
Duncan Sheik	Well-Dressed Man
Alina Vacario	Female Escort
Ashley Shelton	Ez
Joel Garland	Bouncer 1
Gerald Kelly	Funkmaster Flex
Nore	Bouncer at Lotus
Mr Blue	Hipster
Georgie Greville	Fabulous Girl
robert stapleton	Skinny Man
Charles Murphy	Dick James
Mo Rocca	Male Staff Writer
Boogie	C-Lo Kid
Michael Musto	Michael Musto
Devron "Smokey" Edington	Street Team Kid
Tony Roberts	Town Car Driver
Aliya Campbell	Vonda
Mr Blue	Lew Chaplin
Joseph Sherman	Bouncer 2
Capone	Assistant
Devron "Smokey" Edington	Chauffeur
Kevin Hart	Lackey
Mark Ronson	Engineer
Matt Walsh	Frat Boy 1
Ian Roberts	Frat Boy 2
Michael Delaney	Frat Boy 3
Dale Ho	Japanese Teen 1
Kevin Hart	Police 1
John Fukuda	Japanese teen 2
Flava Flav	Reporter 1
Laverne Atkinson	Reporter 2
Donna Barnes	Bar Woman 1
Kathy Colborn	Bar Woman 2
Sandra Guihord	Bar Woman 3
Ross Haines	Police 2
Anthony Engellis	Bartender
John Michaelson	Porter
Augustus Johnson	Reporter 3
Ann Jones	Bitchy Woman 1
Janelle	Bitchy Woman 2
Philip Bloch	Slick Man
shorty Brown	Sexy Girl
D J Jusske	Producer
Flava Flav	Male Reporter
Lisa G	Female TV Reporter 1
Gina Glickman	Female TV Reporter 2
robert stapleton	Bootlegger 1
Devron "Smokey" Edington	Bootlegger 2
robert stapleton	Hot Boy 1
Devron "Smokey" Edington	Hot Boy 2
robert stapleton	DRE
Devron "Smokey" Edington	Big Boi
robert stapleton	AJ
Charles Murphy	Dukey Man
Devron "Smokey" Edington	Fearless Fly
Wilner Sylvince	Wyclef
Devron "Smokey" Edington	Lil' Bow wow
Kevin Hart	Dance Instructor
Wilner Sylvince	Spit
Manny Siverio	Stunt Coordinator
Kevin Hart	Bootleg Customer
Gerald Kelly	Angry Blackman
robert stapleton	Gay Guy
Kevin Hart	Hannibal Lector
Cool Bubba Ice	Steve Harvey
Cool Bubba Ice	Bernie Mac
Cort Hessler	Stunt Driver 1
Jeff Ward	Stunt Driver 2
Tony Roberts	Host
Caleb Oglesk	Video Girl
Charles Murphy	Sock Head
Kevin Hart	Hyper Rapper
Will Sylvince	Angry Rapper
Rell	Rell
Zofia Borucka	Nanny
John Frey	Doorman
Alyssa Pridham	Jay-Z's Girl
Richard Teichman	Investor 1
Arthur Diamond	Investor 2
Heather MacAllister	Investor 3
Bruce H Lipnick	Investor 4
Richard Taglianetti	Investor 5
Andrew August Kling	Magician
Stewart Summers	Lawyer
Tobias Truvillon	Cool Guy
Devron "Smokey" Edington	Music Director
Capone	Janitor
Devron "Smokey" Edington	Additional Bartender
Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay)	Himself
Devron "Smokey" Edington	Dance Student
Will Sylvince	Thug
Will Sylvince	Caterer
Cynthia	Chef
Rich	Mickey
Ronnie Arnold	Damon's Crew Member
Kid Capri	Party DJ
Pierra Caiozzo	Party Goer
Riddick Bowe	Reddick Bowe
Zap Judah	Zap Juddah
Cam'Ron	Cam'Ron
Master P	Master P
M.O.P.	M.O.P.
Samantha Ronson	Samantha Ronson
State Property	State Property
Beanie Sigel	Beanie Sigel
Young Steff	Young Steff
Drena De Niro	Female Staff Writer
Production Credits	Credit
Isen Robbins	Co-Producer
Lisa Fragner	Producer
Ron Rotholz	Executive Producer
Cha-ka Pilgrim	Associate Producer
Francisco Das Chagas	Associate Producer
Aimee Schoof	Co-Producer
Damon Dash	Producer
Emerson E Bruns	Producer
Steven C Beer	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Rudolph & Beer	Production Company
Red Giant Media	Production Company
Roc-a-fella Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
TLA Releasing	Domestic Video Distributor
TLA Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Wellspring Home Entertainment	Foreign Distribution Rights
Locations
New York, USA
New Jersey, USA
Writer	Credit
Adam Moreno ("Blue")	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
James A Thomas	Accountant
John Meneilly	Finance Manager - Roc-A-Fella CFO
Dan Leiblein	Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Jim Mickle	Storyboard Artist
Ann H McKinnon	Set Decorator
Bruce Hall	Leadman
Gonzalo Cordoba	Art Director
James P Arnett	Art Department - Art Department Intern
Melissa Paradis	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Tony Bonilla Jr	Swing Gang - Swing
Cecil Gentry	Production Designer
Adam Mock	Swing Gang - Swing
Jan Baracz	Art Director
Kweku Abdullah	Leadman
Nyna Sargent	Set Dresser
Samantha Seigelman	Art Department - Art Department Intern
Eric Dufresne	Swing Gang - Additional Swing
Andrea Seidel	Swing Gang - Additional Swing
Mark Wilson	Swing Gang - Additional Swing
Kevin O'Sullivan	Swing Gang - Additional Swing
Paul Anthony Olive	Swing Gang - Additional Swing
Casting	Credit
Kristen Paladino	Extras Casting
Adrienne Stern	Casting Director
Judith Maier	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Intern
Craft Services	Credit
Verna Hampton	Craft Service
Roni Armstrong	Craft Service
Kentaro Abe	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Adela Vivar-Serrano	Camera Assistant
Pawel Litwinski	Video - Video Camera Operator
Courtney Wilder	Camera - Camera Intern
Wylda Bayron	Loader
Theresa Dillon	Photography - Still Photographer
David Daniel	Director of Photography
Michael Best	Camera Operator
Marcia Juzga	Camera Assistant
Woo Jung Cho	Video - Videographer
Music	Credit
Bob Horn	Music Engineer - Engineer
Theron Feemster	Music
Beyonce Knowles	Song
Jay-Z	Song Performer
P Diddy	Song Performer
Kelendria Rowland	Song
Big Chuck	Music
LaTavia Roberson	Song
Busta Rhymes	Song Performer
Eric Walls	Music - Guitar
LeToya Luckett	Song
M.O.P.	Song Performer
G Dep	Song Performer
Rodney Jerkins	Song
Fred Jerkins	Song
Ghostface Killah	Song Performer
Keith Murray	Song Performer
LaShawn Daniels	Song
Marvin Gaye	Song
Freeway	Song Performer
Cam'Ron	Song Performer
Shawn Carter	Song
Kyambo R Joshua	Song
Timothy Z Mosely	Song
Mark Curry	Song
Jamel Fisher	Song
Drayton Goss	Song
Robert Ross	Song
Dorsey Wesley	Song
Trevell Coleman	Song
Harve Pierre	Song
Lamont Juarez Porter	Song
TBD	Song
Alwan	Song
Chad Hugo	Song
Pharrell Williams	Song
Production Management	Credit
Urs Hirschbiegel	Assistant Director
Suk Yi Mar	Location Scout
Massoumeh Emami	Script Supervisor
Anne-Gaelle Picart	Assistant Production Coordinator
Bear Schmidt	Location Manager
Betsy Shankin	Assistant Location Manager
Blake Baldwin	Production Coordinator
Yurgi Ganter	Unit Production Manager
Jason Graham	Assistant Director
Philip Schain	Location Scout
Dan Elefante	Assistant Director
James Casper	Location Scout
Chris Coyne	Location Scout
Publicity	Credit
Liza Burnett	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Phillip Lefesi	Post-Production Sound - Post-Production Sound Supervisor
David Alvarez	Rerecording Mixer
David Alvarez	Sound Designer
Theresa Radka	Sound Mixer
Brian Vancho	Foley Artist
John Salk	Sound Editor
Sean Cassity	Sound - Sound Assistant
Allen Lau	Assistant Sound Editor
Fred Helms	Supervising Sound Editor
Seth Granger	Boom Operator
Joseph DiFonzo	ADR - ADR Recording
Joseph DiFonzo	Foley - Foley Recording
Samantha Hahn	Sound - Sound Intern
Brian O'Hara	Sound Editor
L Andrew Sigler	Boom Operator
Visual Effects	Credit
Sean R Jones	Effects Assistant - After Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Persefone Karakosta	Makeup - Key Makeup
Sarah Beers	Costume Designer
Alexis Steinman	Assistant Costume Designer
Loretta Alston	Hair - Key Hair
Sonia Tay	Costume Designer - Costume Designer Intern
David Klasfied	Makeup - Make-Up Assistant
Marilyn Cush	Hair - Hair Assistant
Denise Diaz	Makeup - Make-Up Assistant
Ines Rosales	Costume Designer - Costume Designer Intern
Theodora Katsoulogiannakis	Hair
Ronette Kyles	Makeup

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