Once in the Life (2000)
Two estranged half-brothers, Billy and Torch, reconnect during a brief jail stay. 20/20 Mike concocts a scheme in which the two of them will steal dope from some young couriers. The heist goes wrong when Billy shoots the couriers dead. They hole up in an abandoned building, and 20/20 Mike seeks help from an old cell mate, Tony.
Director:
Laurence Fishburne
Writer:
Laurence Fishburne
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Laurence Fishburne as 20 / 20 Mike |
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Titus Welliver as Torch |
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Eamonn Walker as Tony |
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Annabella Sciorra as Maxine |
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Gregory Hines as Ruffhouse |
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Michael Paul Chan as Buddha |
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Dominic Chianese Jr. as Freddie Nine Lives |
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Justin Pierre Edmund as Little Mikey |
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Paul Calderon as Manny Rivera |
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Nick Chinlund as Mike Murphy |
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Wanda De Jesus as Jackie |
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Jim Breuer as Pizzaman |
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Tiger Chen Hu as Chino |
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Sue Costello as Kneeley |
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Madison Riley as Precious |
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Eric van Alstyne as Plainsclothes Cop (uncredited) |
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Andres Titus as Hector |
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Harsh Nayyar as Cab Driver |
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Timothy W. White as Little Billy |
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Huey Morgan as Carlos |
| Editing | Bill Pankow | Editor |
| Writing | Laurence Fishburne | Screenplay |
| Production | Laurence Fishburne | Producer |
| Writing | Laurence Fishburne | Writer |
| Directing | Laurence Fishburne | Director |
| Crew | Brian Smyj | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | David L. Bushell | Producer |
| Camera | Richard Turner | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Darryle Johnson | Costume Design |
| Camera | Gene Page | Still Photographer |
| Production | Helen Sugland | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah Taylor | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Kenneth Hammer | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Abe Schrager | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Aurelia Winborn | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Jordan West | Set Decoration |
| Art | Paul Cheponis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Wilcox | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Jonas Steadman | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Bonnie Timmermann | Casting |
| Directing | Eva Z. Cabrera | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | David S. Tuttman | Camera Operator |
| Art | Bruce Eric Dunkins | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Diann Duthie | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Charley Beal | Production Design |
| Camera | Stephen Consentino | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Branford Marsalis | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Laurence Fishburne | Theatre Play |