Directed by John Singleton Written by John Singleton   Cast Khandi Alexander ... Simone Maya Angelou ... Aunt June Ché J. Avery ... Thug #2 Lloyd Avery II ... Thug #1 Kimberly Brooks ... Kim Rico Bueno ... Ticket Taker Maia Campbell ... Shante Jeff Cantrel ... Policeman #4 Michael Colyar ... Panhandler Kina Cosper ... Female Cousin (as Kina V. Cosper) John Cothran ... Uncle Earl (as John Cothran Jr.) Dina D. ... Dina Joseph Dalu ... Policeman #7 James Deeth ... Helicopter Pilot Norma Donaldson ... Aunt May Kelly Joe Dugan ... Truck Driver Judd Dunning ... Policeman #1 Suliamen El Hadi ... Last Poets René Elizondo ... E.J. (as Rene Elizondo) Benjamin I. Ellington ... Crackhead Tyra Ferrell ... Jessie Dedrick D. Gobert ... Lloyd (as Dedrick Gobert) Clifton Collins Jr. ... Mailroom Supervisor (as Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez) Ricky Harris ... Gangsta Umar Bin Hassan ... Last Poets Randall C. Heyward ... Policeman #2 Miki Howard ... Maxine Baha Jackson ... Baha Janet Jackson ... Justice Mike James ... Policeman #6 Patricia Y. Johnson ... Patricia Shannon Johnson ... Keisha La Keisha M. Jones ... Rodney's Girlfriend Kirk Kinder ... Cop Regina King ... Iesha Vashon LeCesne ... Angry Customer Jennifer Leigh-Scott ... Beauty College Instructor (as Jennifer Leigh) Jenifer Lewis ... Annie Tone Loc ... J Bone Special K. McCray ... Cousin Pete (as Special K McCray) Mark Miller-Summer ... Policeman #3 (as Mark Miller) Sarena Mobley ... Rita Al Murray ... Policeman #5 Kahlil Nelson ... Antonio (as Kahlil Gibran Nelson) Jalal Nuriddin ... Last Poets Lori Petty ... Penelope Denney Pierce ... Cashier Renato Powell ... Woman with Baby Q-Tip ... Markell Roman Artiste ... Fighting Man Michael Rapaport ... Dockworker Ernestine Reed ... Aunt April Robi Reed ... Woman on Couch Crystal Sierra Rodgers ... Angel Tupac Shakur ... Lucky Roger Guenveur Smith ... Heywood Daoud Spencer ... Last Poets Eugene Tate ... Uncle Herb Joe Torry ... Chicago Mikki Val ... Gena David Villafán ... Concession Stand Man Dion B. Vines ... Cousin Dion (as Dion Blake Vines) Keith Washington ... Dexter Rose Weaver ... Aunt Audrey Anthony Wheaton ... Rodney Yvette Wilson ... Colette Billy Zane ... Brad Uncredited Cast Rico E. Anderson ... Street Patron Rene Beard ... The Preacher Shann Johnson   William Nilon ... Policeman #7 Andy Rolfes ... Police Officer #1 Produced by Steve Nicolaides   John Singleton   Dwight Williams   Original Music by Stanley Clarke

Additional Info Premiere: July 23, 1993 DVD Release: March 30, 1999 Blu-ray Release: February 05, 2019 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Columbia Pictures New Deal Productions Nickel Distributors Columbia Pictures   (1993) (USA) (theatrical) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.1 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,853 / 20,886 Site Ranking #3,849 Gilligan's Island: Season 1 (1964) #3,850 Gilligan's Island: Season 2 (1965) #3,851 Justice League: Gods And Monsters (2015) #3,852 Zola (2020) #3,853 Poetic Justice (1993) #3,854 Saving Christmas (2014) #3,855 Sick (2022) #3,856 Gantz: O (2016) #3,857 All-Star Superman (2011)