Motives - Wenn Begierde zerstört (2004)
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Emery Simms hat es geschafft: Trotz dunkler Vergangenheit aufgestiegen zum geachteten Gastronomieunternehmer, wohnhaft in einer Villa zu Bel Air und verheiratet mit einer wunderschönen Frau. Nun fallen Schatten aufs Idyll: Ein ehemaliger Geschäftspartner wird erschlagen aufgefunden, Simms muss sich unangenehme Fragen von den Cops anhören. Im Zuge der Ermittlungen droht auch sein Techtelmechtel mit einer Kellnerin ans Licht zu kommen. Es dauert seine Zeit, bis Simms das Kalkül hinter den Vorgängen bemerkt.
Der Regisseur: Craig Ross Jr.
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Vivica A. Fox as Constance Simms |
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Shemar Moore as Emery Simms |
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Mel Jackson as Detective Morgan |
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Victoria Rowell as Detective Pierce |
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Sean Blakemore as Brandon Collier |
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William L. Johnson as Ray |
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Caryn Ward as Gwendolyn |
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Golden Brooks as Allannah James |
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Joe Torry as Derrick Woods |
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Keshia Knight Pulliam as Letrice |
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Brian Hite as Kenneth Stroud |
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David E. Collier as Reyes |
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Candice Carbo as Anna |
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Antwan Mills as Stan |
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Mike Pniewski as Simon |
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A.J. Merrill as Jim |
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Mwangi Kwesi as Russell |
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Frank Ski as Senator |
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Rashan Ali as Jen |
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Sho Dixon as Kid on Playground |
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Clark Washington as Girl on Playground Swing |
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Sarah Spencer Yerger as Receptionist |
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Lil' Zane as M’Kai |
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John Fitzgerald Page as Awards Gala Attendee |
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Xavier Rivers as Mail Handler |
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Marian Wagner as Golf Club Patron |
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Joe Walsh as Police Officer |
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Sasha Wordlaw as Extra |
| Directing | Craig Ross Jr. | Director |
| Writing | Kelsey Scott | Writer |
| Art | Michelle Nuñez | Title Designer |
| Camera | Kenneth Stipe | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jay P. Ticer | Boom Operator |
| Crew | George B. Colucci Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Ayo Davis | Casting |
| Lighting | Carl Johnson | Gaffer |
| Sound | Paul Drenning | ADR Mixer |
| Lighting | Carl Johnson | Electrician |
| Editing | Robert Coles | Editor |
| Sound | Mick Davies | Boom Operator |
| Production | Joe Adams | Casting |
| Sound | Mike Filosa | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Elliott Boswell | Production Design |
| Crew | Brian Hite | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Korey Washington | Production Design |
| Sound | Jan Pomerans | Music |
| Sound | Kurt Kassulke | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeannette Guillermo | Costume Design |
| Production | Lita Richardson | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Thompson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Directing | Louis Paul Tocchet | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Gregory Ramon Anderson | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rea Ann Silva | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Veronica F. Nichols | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Angi Bones | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer E Ivey | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cynthia L. Chapman | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Art | Tania Bell | Property Master |
| Production | Will Packer | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Tunnell | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Lance Totten | Set Dresser |
| Art | Tripp Norton | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Thomas Carl McGuinness | Post Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sean Smith | Hairstylist |
| Production | Vivica A. Fox | Producer |
| Directing | Inman Young | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Rob Hardy | Producer |
| Production | Jolly Dale | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cynthia Champion | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Art | Robert Tate Nichols | Lead Painter |
| Art | Jennifer Cameron | Props |
| Editing | Michelle Nuñez | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Akinah Rahmaan | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Jennifer Cameron | Set Dresser |
| Art | James Brothers | Set Dresser |
| Art | Elliott Boswell | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Ali Muhammad | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Oranz Walker | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Ralph Strickland | Transportation Coordinator |
| Directing | Sue Ellen Smith | Script Supervisor |