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 |
| Lighting | Carl Johnson | Electrician |
| Lighting | Carl Johnson | Gaffer |
| Writing | Kelsey Scott | Writer |
| Sound | Jan Pomerans | Music |
| Camera | Kenneth Stipe | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Coles | Editor |
| Production | Joe Adams | Casting |
| Production | Ayo Davis | Casting |
| Art | Elliott Boswell | Production Design |
| Art | Korey Washington | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeannette Guillermo | Costume Design |
| Art | Michelle Nuñez | Title Designer |
| Crew | Brian Hite | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | George B. Colucci Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Mick Davies | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jay P. Ticer | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Paul Drenning | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Mike Filosa | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Kurt Kassulke | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Lita Richardson | Producer |
| Production | Vivica A. Fox | Producer |
| Production | Rob Hardy | Producer |
| Production | Will Packer | Producer |
| Production | Veronica F. Nichols | Associate Producer |
| Production | Gregory Ramon Anderson | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Tunnell | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Thompson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sean Smith | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rea Ann Silva | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer E Ivey | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cynthia L. Chapman | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cynthia Champion | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Crew | Thomas Carl McGuinness | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Jolly Dale | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Louis Paul Tocchet | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Inman Young | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Angi Bones | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Tania Bell | Property Master |
| Art | Lance Totten | Set Dresser |
| Art | Tripp Norton | Set Dresser |
| Art | Elliott Boswell | Set Dresser |
| Art | James Brothers | Set Dresser |
| Art | Jennifer Cameron | Set Dresser |
| Art | Jennifer Cameron | Props |
| Art | Robert Tate Nichols | Lead Painter |
| Editing | Michelle Nuñez | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Ali Muhammad | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Akinah Rahmaan | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Sue Ellen Smith | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Ralph Strickland | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Oranz Walker | Transportation Captain |