Changing the Game (film)
| Changing the Game | |
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| Directed by | Rel Dowdell |
| Written by | Rel Dowdell Aaron R. Astillero |
| Produced by | Thomas L. Webster Alain Silver Karen L. Isaac |
| Starring | Sean Riggs Irma P. Hall Dennis L.A. White Brandon Ruckdashel Mari White Suzzanne Douglas Sticky Fingaz Tony Todd |
| Cinematography | Bob Demers |
| Edited by | Nicholas Schwartz |
| Music by | Charles Gregory Washington |
| Distributed by | Barnholtz Entertainment / Lionsgate |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 Minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Changing the Game is a 2012 dramatic film starring Sean Riggs, Tony Todd, Raw Leiba, Sticky Fingaz, Brandon Ruckdashel and Irma P. Hall and directed by Rel Dowdell.[1][2] The film opened theatrically by AMC Theatres in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, DC, Atlanta and was cited by the noted website FilmFresh.com as one of the top three African-American films of 2012.[3] The film recently premiered on May 15, 2014 on cable channel BET as the "Movie of the Week."[4]
Plot
[edit]Darrel (Riggs) is a supremely intelligent African-American man who rises from the tough streets of Philadelphia to the world of high finance on Wall Street. He soon learns the white-collar world is filled with as much crime as the drug-filled hood he left behind.
Cast
[edit]- Sean Riggs as Darrell Barnes
- Tony Todd as Curtis the Diabolical / FBI Agent
- Irma P. Hall as Grandma Barnes, Darrell's grandmother
- Sticky Fingaz as Craig
- Brandon Ruckdashel as Marty Levine
- Munir R. Kreidie as Obul Metha
- Dennis L.A. White as Andre "Dre" Newell
- Mari White as Jennifer
- Suzzanne Douglas as Mrs. Davis, Darrell's teacher
- Raw Leiba as Balu
- Elizabeth Marie Camacho as Julissa, Sexy Flight Attendant
- Charli Baltimore as News Reporter
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "'Changing the Game' filmed in Philadelphia". Philly.com. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ — 10 May 2012 (2012-05-10). "Interview: Changing The Game's Tony Todd". Cinedelphia. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Top Three African-American Films of 2012 So Far | Film Fresh".
- ^ "Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos". BET. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014.
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