Life

Resource Information

The work Life represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Nicholson Memorial Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Life

Statement of responsibility

Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment present a Brian Grazer production, a Ted Demme film ; produced by Brian Grazer, Eddie Murphy ; written by Robert Ramsey & Matthew Stone ; directed by Ted Demme

Contributor

• Ramsey, Robert, 1962-
• Grazer, Brian, 1953-
• Compton, O'Neal, 1951-
• Woodbine, Bokeem
• Beatty, Ned
• Montgomery, Poppy
• Williams, Clarence, 1939-
• Demme, Ted, 1963-2002
• Mac, Bernie
• Carson, Lisa Nicole, 1969-
• Stone, Matthew, 1963-
• Henley, Barry Shabaka, 1954-
• Jennings, Brent
• Vaughn, Ned, 1964-
• Torry, Guy
• Murphy, Eddie, 1961-
• Núñez, Miguel A., 1964-
• Babatunde, Obba
• Imagine Entertainment (Firm)
• Lawrence, Martin, 1965-
• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)

Subject

• Prisons -- Mississippi -- Drama
• Comedy films
• Prison films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Mistaken identity -- Drama
• Comedy DVDs
• Fiction films
• Imprisonment -- Mississippi -- Drama
• Friendship -- Drama
• Feature films
• Crime films
• DVDs

Genre

• Feature films
• Prison films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Crime films
• Comedy films
• Drama
• Fiction films

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng

Summary

Rayford Gibson is a fast talking con-artist and Claude Banks is a conservative bank teller. In an effort to pay off Ray's debt and restore Claude's reputation, they travel south on a bootlegging run for some quick cash. There is no limit to their comical misfortune as they are placed as the scene of a crime and their mistaken identity lands them right in front of the judge

Cataloging source

MDK

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Geoffrey Simpson ; editor, Jeffrey Wolf ; music, Wyclef Jean ; costume designer, Lucy Corrigan ; production designer, Dan Bishop

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

In English or French; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé, Ned Beatty, Bernie Mac, Miguel A. Nuñez Jr., Clarence Williams III, Bokeem Woodbine, Barry Shabaka Henley, Brent Jennings, Guy Torry, Lisa Nicole Carson, O'Neal Compton, Poppy Montgomery, Ned Vaughn

Runtime

109

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action