Strapped (1993)
Ex-con attempting to go straight runs across serious problems. His girlfriend gets arrested for dealing crack to an undercover police officer. In a desperate attempt to get the charges dropped against his woman, he strikes a deal with a weapons cop to turn in local gun dealers. However, the D.A. is not satisfied with the results, resulting in some serious game playing and double crossing.
- Date of release
- 1993-08-21
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Drama, Action, TV Movie
- Director
- Forest Whitaker
Casting
- Michael Biehn — Matthew McRae
- Bokeem Woodbine — Diquan Mitchell
- Kia Goodwin — Latisha Jordan
- William James Stiggers Jr. — Chucky
- Chi Ali — Pharoah
- Starletta DuPois — Diquan's Mother
- Isaiah Washington — Willie
- Fredro Starr — Bamboo
- Craig Wasson — Ben
- Jermaine Hopkins — Lay Lay
- Dina Meyer — Delivery Person
- Busta Rhymes — Buster
Interesting facts
Strapped is a 1993 American television crime drama film produced by HBO Showcase. The film was directed by Forest Whitaker and is the cinematic debut of Bokeem Woodbine. It features several rappers including Fredro Starr, Sticky Fingaz, Monie Love, Busta Rhymes, Yo-Yo and Kool Moe Dee.
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