Directed by:
James TobackScreenplay:
James TobackCinematography:
David M. FerraraComposer:
Oliver 'Power' GrantCast:
Scott Caan, Robert Downey Jr., Stacy Edwards, Gaby Hoffmann, Jared Leto, Marla Maples, Joe Pantoliano, Bijou Phillips, Raekwon, Claudia Schiffer (more)VOD (1)
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Set in New York City as the 1990s wind to a close, the film is told in a broad, episodic fashion, interweaving several different story lines in order to address a multitude of ideas. In the most comedic, a white documentarian (Brooke Shields) and her gay husband (Robert Downey Jr.) follow a group of affluent white teenagers (led by Bijou Phillips) around the city as they unabashedly pursue a Staten Island hip-hop crew. As the leader of the crew, Rich Bower (the Wu-Tang Clan's Power) struggles to leave his criminal past behind and become a legitimate musician. In the most dramatic subplot, an undercover police detective (Ben Stiller) frames a talented college basketball player (Allan Houston) in order to exact an ambiguous revenge. (official distributor synopsis)
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