Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.
- escape
- police
- aids
- drug addiction
- suspicion of murder
- withdrawal
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Vondie Curtis-Hall — D-Reper
- Howard Hesseman — Blind Man
- James Pickens Jr. — Supervisor
- Tom Towles — D-Reper's Henchman
- Bokeem Woodbine — Mud (uncredited)
- John Sayles — Cop #1
- Eric Payne — Cop #2
- Tom Wright — Koolaid
- James Shanta — Patrolman #1
- Jim O'Malley — Patrolman #2
- George Poulos — Chuck
- Directed
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Written
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
Production
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 · 251 ratings
- Studio
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Def Pictures, Dragon Pictures, Interscope Communications, Gramercy Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
