The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)
80 min
The controversial satire The LA Riot Spectacular plays for mordent laughs the events that consumed L.A. in 1992, after the police officers on trial for beating motorist Rodney King were found innocent. The city was engulfed by a massive riot, but the film plays these moments for laughs. In addition to recreating some of the images seen on television, the film skewers a variety of figures including the police, the media, and the citizens of the city.
- Release date
- April 25, 2005
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Snoop Dogg as The Narrator
- T.K. Carter as Rodney
- Charles S. Dutton as The Mayor
- Emilio Estevez as Officer Powell
- George Hamilton as The King of Beverly Hills
- Charles Durning as The Lawyer
- Christopher McDonald as Officer Koon
- Jonathan Lipnicki as Tom Saltine Jr.
- Ted Levine as Tom Saltine
- William Forsythe as George Holliday
Crew
- Marc Klasfeld · Director
- Marc Klasfeld · Writer
- Marc Klasfeld · Producer
- John Bard Manulis · Producer
- Nicholas Pike · Composer
- Barry Norwood · Cinematographer
- Richard Alarcon · Editor
- Mia Levinson · Casting director
- Heidi Levitt · Casting director
- Alan E. Muraoka · Production designer