Notorious B.I.G. (2009)
Il 9 marzo 1997 Christopher George Latore Wallace, meglio conosciuto come The Notorious B.I.G., sta rientrando in macchina al suo hotel dopo essere stato al Soul Train Award di Los Angeles quando un uomo a bordo di un’auto apre il fuoco uccidendolo all’istante. Il secondo album del celebre rapper della East Coast, “Life After Death”, esce quindici giorni più tardi e debutta al primo posto delle classifiche. Notorious è la cronaca (romanzata) della vita di Wallace. Partendo dalla notte dell’omicidio, il regista George Tillman, Jr. ne ripercorre in maniera cronologica tutte le tappe, da quando ragazzino veniva deriso dai compagni di scuola per la sua stazza e perché scriveva rime, al primo contratto discografico con la Bad Boy Records di Sean “Puffy” Combs, dagli anni in cui, giovanissimo, si guadagnava da vivere spacciando droga per le strade di Brooklyn alle tormentate storie d’amore con baby mama Jan, Kimberly “Lil’ Kim” Jones e Faith Evans.
Direttore:
George Tillman Jr.
Scrittori:
Reggie Rock Bythewood, Cheo Hodari Coker.
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Jamal Woolard as Christopher 'Biggie' Wallace |
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Derek Luke as Sean 'Puffy' Combs |
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Naturi Naughton as Lil' Kim |
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Anthony Mackie as Tupac "2Pac" Shakur |
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Antonique Smith as Faith Evans |
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Angela Bassett as Voletta Wallace |
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Marc John Jefferies as Lil Cease |
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Sean Ringgold as Suge Knight |
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C.J. Wallace as Biggie (age 8-13) |
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Dennis L.A. White as Damion 'D-Roc' Butler |
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Mohamed Dione as Record Executive at Party |
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Menyone DeVeaux as Hot Girl |
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Ginger Kroll as Debbie |
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Ricky Smith as Wally |
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Amanda Christopher as Keisha |
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Jasper Briggs as Damion (age 8-13) |
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Cyrus Farmer as Selwyn |
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David Costabile as Mr. Webber |
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Julia Pace Mitchell as Jan |
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Taylor Dior as Tyanna Wallace - Age 2 |
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Sandy |
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Edwin Freeman as Mister Cee |
| Directing | George Tillman Jr. | Director |
| Writing | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Screenplay |
| Writing | Cheo Hodari Coker | Screenplay |
| Production | Wayne Barrow | Producer |
| Production | Edward Bates | Producer |
| Production | Sean Combs | Executive Producer |
| Production | Trish Hofmann | Producer |
| Production | George Paaswell | Producer |
| Production | Mark Pitts | Producer |
| Production | Robert Teitel | Producer |
| Production | Voletta Wallace | Producer |
| Editing | Dirk Westervelt | Editor |
| Production | Twinkie Byrd | Casting |
| Production | Pamela Frazier | Casting |
| Art | Jane Musky | Production Design |
| Crew | Tanisha Scott | Choreographer |
| Crew | Aaron Vexler | Stunts |
| Camera | Michael Grady | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Steven Rosenblum | Editor |
| Sound | Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Roy Farfel | Stunt Driver |