Gridlock'd (1997)

Directed by

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Genre

drama film, comedy film, buddy film, crime film, hood film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 247 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two heroin addicts try to get clean after a friend dies from an overdose. They face endless red tape and obstacles from both the police and the criminals around them.

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What happens

Gridlock'd is a 1997 American crime black comedy drama film written and directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall (in his directorial debut film), and starring Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, Lucy Liu, and Thandiwe Newton. It follows two heroin addicts, who decide to kick the habit following the overdose of their bandmate. They confront the police and local criminals, while bureaucracy prevents them from entering a drug rehabilitation program. Curtis-Hall had a small role for the film. Shakur died four months before the film's release. The film's opening was relatively low, despite critical acclaim. Its opening weekend netted only $2,678,372 and it finished with a little over $5.5 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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