Story of movie Once In The Life :
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Once in the Life is a 2000 American crime film written by, directed by, and starring Laurence Fishburne. He adapted the script from his own play, Riff Raff.
| Once in the Life | |
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| Directed by | Laurence Fishburne |
| Written by | Laurence Fishburne |
| Based on | Riff-Raff by Laurence Fishburne |
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Release date | 2000 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
Once in the life of drug dealing and organized crime, can anyone get out? During a brief jail stay, two half-brothers, who have rarely seen each other while growing up, connect. One of them, called 20/20 Mike because he can sense people nearby, concocts a scheme in which the two of them will steal drugs from young couriers. The heist goes awry when Billy, the junkie brother, shoots the victims of the theft. The brothers hole up in an abandoned building, and 20/20 Mike seeks help from an old cellmate, Tony, whom he thinks is out of the life. It turns out that they have stolen Tony's dope, and Tony's boss wants the two thieves dead. Is there any way out?
- Laurence Fishburne – 20/20 Mike
- Titus Welliver – Torch
- Eamonn Walker – Tony
- Gregory Hines – Ruffhouse
- Michael Paul Chan – Buddha
- Annabella Sciorra – Maxine
- Paul Calderón – Manny Rivera
- Andres Titus – Hector (as Andres 'Dres' Titus)
- Madison Riley – Precious
Once in the Life was the directorial debut of Laurence Fishburne, and adapted from his own 1994 play Riff Raff. Much of the film was shot in the Hotel Rivieria in Newark, New Jersey.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 28% approval rating based on 25 reviews, and an average rating of 4.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Once in a Life is a promising directorial effort by Laurence Fishburne. But the story is too conventional and similar to the many ghetto action/dramas that come before it."
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