Film

South Central

1992 · 1h 39m · Crime · Drama

A child's chance to escape anger and injustice begins with one man... His father.

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

78%

Metacritic

64

During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to convince Jimmie to leave the gang that was his only family during the painful years his absent father spent behind bars.

Glenn Plummer

Bobby

Byron Minns

Ray Ray

Lexie Bigham

Bear

Vincent Craig Dupree

Loco

LaRita Shelby

Carole

Carl Lumbly

Ali

Vickilyn Reynolds

Willie's Wife

Kevin Best

Genie Lamp

Big Daddy Wayne

Henchman

Allan Hatcher

Baby Jimmie

Alvin Hatcher

Baby Jimmie

Baldwin C. Sykes

Ken Dog

Rana Kirkland

Girl in Club

Diane Manzo

Undercover Cop

Sal Landi

Detective

Christian Coleman

Jimmie

• Stephen Milburn AndersonDirector · Screenplay
• Donald BakeerNovel
• Janet YangProducer
• William B. SteakleyProducer
• Oliver StoneExecutive Producer
• Charlie LiebermanDirector of Photography
• Tim TrumanOriginal Music Composer
• Steven NeviusEditor
• Jaki BrownCasting

South Central (1992) - Trailer

Release date

September 18, 1992

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Budget

$4,000,000

Genres

Crime, Drama

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