Identity Crisis

Identity Crisis (1989)

A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching personalities.

Date of release
1989-09-15
TMDB
2.2 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Melvin Van Peebles

Casting

Interesting facts

Identity Crisis is a 1989 comedy film directed by Melvin Van Peebles. Written by Mario Van Peebles, the film is about a rapper who winds up sharing his body with the soul of a dead fashion designer, switching between personalities every time he is struck on the head.

Production and release

When the film went into production, Melvin Van Peebles had not made a film since Don't Play Us Cheap. Van Peebles instead worked on theater and television productions, wrote novels and traded on the floor of the American Stock Exchange. His son, Mario Van Peebles, wrote the screenplay for Identity Crisis during the production of Jaws: The Revenge, and offered it to his father. They formed Block & Chip Productions to produce the film.

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