Gang of Roses
| Gang of Roses | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Jean-Claude La Marre |
| Produced by |
Brian "Skinny B." Lewis Doug Schwab Jean-Claude La Marre Jesse H. Rivard Kim Percival Larry Rattner Lila Aviv Liz La Marre Matt R. Brady Tim Swain |
| Written by | Jean-Claude La Marre |
| Starring |
Lil' Kim LisaRaye Marie Matiko Monica Calhoun Stacey Dash |
| Music by | Michael Cohen |
| Cinematography | Ben Kufrin |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | October 10, 2003 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $18.4 million |
Gang of Roses is a 2003 Western action drama film written and directed by Jean-Claude La Marre.[1] It starred Monica Calhoun, Lil' Kim, LisaRaye, Charity Hill, Bobby Brown, Stacy Dash, and Marie Matiko. The movie took just 18 days to film.[2]
Plot
The film starts off with Left Eye Watkins (Brown) and his gang attempting to bully Sheriff Shoeshine Michel (Louis Mandylor) into giving them gold and women. A female member of the gang is extremely enthusiastic about the women and sets out to rape a can-can girl in the middle of town. While resisting, the can-can cuts the female gang member who in turns shoots her in the middle of the road.
The can-can girl happens to be the sister of Rachel (Calhoun), the protagonist. Rachel, a religious, reformed bad girl, rounds up her former gang members to seek revenge. They are followed by a blacked haired lady (Gray) who is also seeking revenge upon them.
Cast
- Monica Calhoun as Rachel
- Lil' Kim as Chastity
- Stacey Dash as Kim
- Marie Matiko as Zang Li
- LisaRaye as Maria
- Bobby Brown as Left Eye Watkins
- Louis Mandylor as Sheriff Shoeshine Michel
- Jacinto Taras Riddick as Georgy Simone
- Charity Hill as Little Suzie
- Glenn Plummer as Johnny Handsome
- Macy Gray as Black Haired Woman
- Mario Van Peebles as Jessie Lee
References
- ↑ "Gang of Roses". The New York Times.
- ↑ Shaheem Reid. "Lil' Kim: Keep It Moving". MTV. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
External links
- Gang of Roses at the Internet Movie Database
- Gang of Roses at AllMovie
- Gang of Roses at Rotten Tomatoes