Original Gangstas (1996)

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R | 1 hr 39 mins | Action, Drama, Crime | Released: 5/17/1996 |Box Office Total: $3.2M

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Synopsis:

It's been 15 years since John Bookman left hometown Gary, Indiana to coach a pro LA football team. In his absence, the city's mean streets have only gotten meaner. Over the years, the steel mills shut down, local businesses closed up and the decent people of Gary have had to face a new menace. A dangerous gang of criminals called the "Rebels" are thriving in Gary and tormenting its residents. The Rebels' involvement in a tragic drive-by killing sets the stage for a winner-take-all throwdown between the gang, Bookman and a few locals who have their own scores to settle. Bookman created the Rebels 30 years ago, when it was a rocks-and-bottles protection gang. He now knows that they must be destroyed. Bookman and his crew may be old school, but they are Gary's original gangstas. It's time for the '90s Rebels to re-learn a piece of history and discover who has the power to bring order and respect back to their hometown.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
5/17/1996

Director	Credit
Larry Cohen	Director
Cast	Credit
Fred Williamson	John Bookman
Jim Brown	Jake Trevor
Pam Grier	Laurie Thompson
Paul Winfield	Reverend Marshall Dorsey
Ron O'Neal	Bubba
Richard Roundtree	Slick
Christopher B Duncan	Spyro
Dru Down	Kayo
Eddie Bo Smith Jr	Damien
Shyheim Franklin	Dink
Isabel Sanford	Gracie Bookman
Oscar Brown Jr	Marvin Bookman
Robert Forster	Detective Slatten
Wings Hauser	Michael Casey
Charles Napier	The Mayor
Tim Lewis	Kenny Thompson
Luniz
Production Credits	Credit
Fred Williamson	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Po' Boy Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Orion Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Orion Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Gary, Indiana, USA
East Chicago, Indiana, USA
Writer	Credit
Aubrey Rattan	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Aaron Holden	Set Decorator
Elayne Barbara Ceder	Production Designer
Casting	Credit
Craig Campobasso	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Carlos Gonzalez	Director of Photography
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Big Bear Licensing Corp	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
David Chackler	Music Supervisor
Vladimir Horunzhy	Music
Geto Boys	Song Performer
Luniz	Song Performer
Ice-T	Song Performer
Junior M.A.F.I.A.	Song Performer
Spice 1	Song Performer
MC Ren	Song Performer
H-Town	Song Performer
Production Management	Credit
Bob Manning	Production Manager
Forrest Futrell	Assistant Director
Linda Williamson	Line Producer
Linda Williamson	Production Coordinator
Publicity	Credit
Alex Worman	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
J Byron Smith	Sound
Visual Effects	Credit
Bob Shelly	Special Effects
Malinda Shelley	Special Effects
B J Shelley	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Lisa Moffie	Costume Designer
Susan Kaufmann	Wardrobe Supervisor

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