Directed by Ted Demme   Written by Robert Ramsey   Matthew Stone   Cast Eddie Murphy ... Rayford Gibson Martin Lawrence ... Claude Banks Obba Babatundé ... Willie Long Nick Cassavetes ... Sgt. Dillard Anthony Anderson ... Cookie Barry Shabaka Henley ... Pokerface Brent Jennings ... Hoppin' Bob Bernie Mac ... Jangle Leg Miguel A. Núñez Jr. ... Biscuit Michael Taliferro ... Goldmouth (as Michael 'Bear' Taliferro) Guy Torry ... Radio Bokeem Woodbine ... Can't Get Right Ned Beatty ... Dexter Wilkins Lisa Nicole Carson ... Sylvia O'Neal Compton ... Superintendant Abernathy Noah Emmerich ... Stan Blocker Rick James ... Spanky Clarence Williams III ... Winston Hancock Heavy D ... Jake Bonz Malone ... Leon Ned Vaughn ... Young Sheriff Pike R. Lee Ermey ... Older Sheriff Pike Sanaa Lathan ... Daisy Allyson Call ... Young Mae Rose Poppy Montgomery ... Older Mae Rose James D. Brubaker ... Judge Walter K. Jordan ... Slim (as Walter Jordan) Brooks Almy ... Billy's Mama Hal Havins ... Billy Hildy Brooks ... Nurse Doherty Kenn Whitaker ... Isaac Ernie Lee Banks ... Bathroom Attendant David Alexander ... Doctor Johnny Brown ... Blind Reverend Clay Armelia McQueen ... Mrs. Clay Nate Evans ... Juke Bartender Todd Everett ... Deputy at Mansion Don Harvey ... Man with Lantern Venus DeMilo Thomas ... Juke Joint Waitress (as Venus De Milo Thomas) Zaid Farid ... Shady Cardplayer Keith Burke ... Shady Cardplayer Kenneth White ... Deputy Leonard O. Turner ... Superintendant Burke Augie Blunt ... Man in Prison Quantae Love ... Trustee at Line Sean Lampkin ... Trustee at Line James Emory Jr. ... Goldmouth's Son Bill Gratton ... Fire Inspector Reamy Hall ... Mrs. Dillard George Hartmann ... Prison Guard Zack Helvey ... Captain Tom Burnette Haskell V. Anderson III ... Junkie (as Haskell Vaughn Anderson III) Kimble Jemison ... Gang Banger Jordan Mahome ... Gang Banger William S. Taylor ... Bagman (as William Taylor) Jay Arlen Jones ... Bagman Oscar Jordan ... Juke Joint Guitarist Jordan Lund ... Funeral Chaplain Ronald Moss ... Bouncer (as Ronald Lee Moss) Betty Murphy ... Mrs. Abernathy Walter Powell ... Waiter (as Walter Powell Jr.) Christophe Prévost ... Pilot (as Chris Prevost) Dawn Robinson ... Club Crooner Leon Sanders ... Barkeep Steve Boyles ... Mule Cart Driver Muhammad Ali ... Self (archive footage) Jimi Hendrix ... Self (archive footage) Martin Luther King ... Self (archive footage) Elvis Presley ... Self (archive footage) Uncredited Cast Shayne Benton ... Farm Boy Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston ... Henchman #2 Bridget Morrow ... Cocktail Waitress Leon Turner ... Arm That Went Up Produced by James D. Brubaker   Tina L. Fortenberry   Brian Grazer   Karen Kehela Sherwood   Ray Murphy Jr.   Eddie Murphy   Jim Whitaker   Original Music by Wyclef Jean

Additional Info Premiere: April 13, 1999 Theatrical Release: April 16, 1999 DVD Release: October 19, 1999 Blu-ray Release: July 24, 2012 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures Distributors Universal Pictures   (1999) (USA) (theatrical) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (1999) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (1999) (USA) (VHS) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.8 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,359 / 21,204 Site Ranking #2,355 Kingdom: Season 2 (2020) #2,356 Kingdom: Season 1 (2019) #2,357 Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse (2015) #2,358 Wyatt Earp (1994) #2,359 Life (1999) #2,360 Color Out Of Space (2019) #2,361 Tristan + Isolde (2006) #2,362 Spies In Disguise (2019) #2,363 Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)