Panther (1995)

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R | 2 hr 5 mins | Drama, Historical, Adaptation | Released: 5/3/1995 |Box Office Total: $6.3M

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Synopsis:

Set in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s, after the Black Panther movement for Self Defense had been formed in response to the harassment and violence being suffered by the black community at the hands of the police. Judge, a Viet Nam veteran, returns home to Oakland where the Black Panthers, led by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, have begun policing the police and monitering their activities. Judge's good friend Cy introduces him to Huey and the Black Panther credo which forever changes Judge's life. Taken into Huey's confidence, and pressured by the police to act as their informant, Judge raises the suspicions and animosity of fellow Panther Tyrone. The ensuing internal struggle is further exacerbated by the sudden overabundance of heroin available in the ghettos of Oakland, a solution tailored by the FBI in association with organized crime, to "neutralize" the black community and its leaders.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
5/3/1995

Director	Credit
Mario Van Peebles	Director
Cast	Credit
Kadeem Hardison	Judge
Bokeem Woodbine	Tyrone
Joe Don Baker	Brimmer
Courtney B Vance	Bobby Seale
Tyrin Turner	Cy
Marcus Chong	Huey Newton
Anthony Griffith	Eldridge Cleaver
Bobby Brown	Rose
Angelica Strong	Alma
James Russo	Rodgers
Jenifer Lewis	Rita
Chris Rock	Drinker No 1
Roger Guenveur Smith	Pruitt
Michael Wincott	Tynan
Richard Dysart	Hoover
M Emmet Walsh	Dorsett
Wesley Jonathan	Little Bobby
Kahlil Nelson	Boy on Bike
Thayis Walsh	Bernadette
Anthony Jones	Sabu
Dick Gregory	Reverend Slocum
Kool Moe Dee	Jamal
Lahmard Tate	Gene McKinney
William Fuller	Sergeant Schreck
David Greenlee	Patrolman
Melvin Van Peebles	Cynical Jail Bird
Adam Powers	White Hippie
Sharrif Simmons	Poet
Emory Douglas	Bret Schaefer
Aklam	Bakar
Mark Curry	Lombard
Rob Rule	Berkeley Campus Singer
Eddie Anisko	Berkeley Campus Singer
Robbie Allen	Berkeley Campus Singer
David King	Berkeley Campus Singer
Dario Scardapane	Student
Reginald Ballard	Brother at Meeting
Ralph Ahn	Mr Yang
James Bigwood	Grove Street Cop
Martin Bright	Grove Street Cop
John Gordon ('Doo Doo')	Recruit
Marvin Young	Recruit
D-Knowledge	Recruit
Mark Buntzman	Pushy Reporter
Robert Peters	Cop at Ramparts
Shanice Wilson	Singer at Punk Panthers
Jeffrey Carr	Denzil Dowell
Ann Weldon	Mrs Dowell
Steven Carl White	George
Brian Turk	Deputy
Charles Cooper	Sheriff
Tony Toni Tone	Member--Band at Barbeque
Dwayne Wiggins	Member--Band at Barbeque
Timothy C Riley	Member--Band at Barbeque
John T Smith	Member--Band at Barbeque
Elijah Baker	Member--Band at Barbeque
Vincent Lars	Member--Band at Barbeque
Bud Ortiz	Member--Band at Barbeque
Jay Koch	Governor Reagan
Tim Loughrin	Reporter at Capitol
Tony Beard	Guard at Capital
Jerry Rubin	Defense Attorney
Beau Windham	Hoover's Aide
Jamie Zozzaro	Girl Buying Drugs
Yolanda Whitaker	Pregnant Junkie
Roberto L Santana	Matty
Arthur Reed	Blind Man
Gunnar Peterson	Cop at Gas Station
Christopher Michaels	Report at Police Station
John Harwood	Cop at Line Up
James LeGros	Avakian
John Knight	Cop at Panther Office
Joseph Culp	Baby Faced Cop
Erik Kohner	Nervous Cop
Preston L. Holmes	Prison Guard
Robert Culp	Charles Garry
Chris Tucker	Bodyguard
John Snyder	Cop
Tracy Costello	Kathleen Cleaver
Mario Van Peebles	Stokley Carmichael
Jeris Lee Poindexter	Black Cop
Steven M Gagnon	Prosecutor
Brent Sincock	Judge
Manny Perry	Shorty
James Earley	Angry Cop
William Brennan	Partner
Angela Bassett	(uncredited) Betty Shabazz
Production Credits	Credit
Eric Fellner	Executive Producer
Liza Chasin	Associate Producer
Preston L. Holmes	Producer
Mario Van Peebles	Producer
Tim Bevan	Executive Producer
Melvin Van Peebles	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Working Title Films Australia (WTA)	Production Company
Tribeca Independent Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Gramercy Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
REP Film Distribution	Theatrical Distributor
PolyGram Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Oakland, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Melvin Van Peebles	Screenplay
Melvin Van Peebles	Source Material
Melvin Van Peebles	Source Material (from novel)
Accounting	Credit
Liz Ritchie	Accountant - delivery accountant
Mark McNair	Production Auditor
Patricia Ann Holmes	Production Accountant
Jim Procanik	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Tyrone D Dixon	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Art Department	Credit
Bruce Robert Hill	Art Director
Adam Scher	Assistant Art Director
Doug Wright	Lead Person - leadman
Richard Hoover	Production Designer
Robert Kensinger	Set Decorator
Norman Scott	Assistant Art Director
Casting	Credit
Robi Reed	Casting Director
Film Camera	Credit
Robert Zuckerman	Photography - still photographer
James Sprattely	Camera Assistant
Edward J Pei	Director of Photography
Bruce Finn	Camera Assistant
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Polygram Films International	Worldwide Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Larry Robinson	Music Supervisor
Physical Effects	Credit
Bob Minor	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Graham Stumpf	Post-Production Supervisor
David Footman	Production Coordinator
Liz Ludwick	Script Supervisor
Lillian Pyles	Assistant Production Coordinator
Brent Owens	Unit Production Manager
Anthony Saenz	Location Manager
H H Cooper	Assistant Director
Maria C Dylan	Production Supervisor
Algric Leo Chaplin	Assistant Director
Kia B Puriefoy	Assistant Director
Jessica Bellone D'Altavilla	Assistant Director
Tracey Hinds	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Publicity	Credit
David Pollick	Unit Publicist
Jan Kean	Publicity - international publicity
Carol McConnaughey	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Jonathan Lee-Ger Fuh	Boom Operator
Dane A. Davis	Sound Editor
Susumu Tokunow	Sound Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Beverly Hardigan	Special Effects Coordinator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Ted Long	Hair - key hair
Paul A Simmons	Costume Designer
Kim Davis	Makeup - head makeup
Diane Hammond	Makeup - key makeup

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