Once in the Life (2000)
107 min
Two estranged half-brothers, Billy and Torch, reconnect during a brief jail stay. 20/20 Mike concocts a scheme in which the two of them will steal dope from some young couriers. The heist goes wrong when Billy shoots the couriers dead. They hole up in an abandoned building, and 20/20 Mike seeks help from an old cell mate, Tony.
- Release date
- October 27, 2000
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Eamonn Walker as Tony
- Laurence Fishburne as 20
- Laurence Fishburne as 20 Mike
- Gregory Hines as Ruffhouse
- Michael Paul Chan as Buddha
- Dominic Chianese Jr. as Freddie Nine Lives
- Hu Chen as Chino
- Paul Calderon as Manny Rivera
- Andres Titus as Hector
- Titus Welliver as Torch
- Harsh Nayyar as Cab Driver
Crew
- Laurence Fishburne · Director
- Laurence Fishburne · Writer
- David Bushell · Producer
- Laurence Fishburne · Producer
- Helen Sugland · Producer
- Branford Marsalis · Composer
- Richard Turner · Cinematographer
- Bill Pankow · Editor
- Bonnie Timmermann · Casting director
- Charley Beal · Production designer