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Slam
General Details
Director:
Marc Levin
Writer:
Marc Levin, Richard Stratton
Producer:
Daphne Pinkerson, David Peipers
Theatrical:
1998
Rated:
R
Studio:
Off Line Entertainment Group
Genre:
Drama
Duration:
100
IMDb:
0139615
DVD Details
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary by director
Subtitles:
English, Spanish, French
Sound:
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Picture Format:
Widescreen
UPC:
031398697336
Region:
1
Release:
May 2000
Credits
Ray Joshua
Saul Williams
Lauren Bell
Sonja Sohn
Hopha
Bonz Malone
Big Mike
Lawrence Wilson
Jimmy Huang
Beau Sia
China
Andre Taylor
Bay (Jail Rapper)
Momolu Stewart
Do Wop Cop
Ron Jones
Do Wop Cop
Reamer Shedrick
Chief C.O.
Allan E. Lucas
Officer Dom
Dominic Chianese Jr.
Jail Class Poet 'Why'
Jerome Goldman
Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'
DJ Renegade
Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'
Liza Jessie Peterson
Slam Poet 'Like'
Taylor Mali
Summary
Slam tells the story of Ray Joshua, an original, gifted young MC trapped in a war-zone housing project known as Dodge City. Unable to find a job, Ray copes with the despair and poverty of his neighborhood by using his wits and verbal talent.
