Lockdown
- Director: John Luessenhop
- Writer: Preston A. Whitmore II
- Producer: Eric Abrahamson; Mark Burg
CGiii Comment
With a dog named Hitler...it may be brutal...but, it is a run-of-the-mill prison drama with some unconvincing actors.
The 'N' word is uttered with startling regularity.
However, the lack of imagination is its main weakness.
Basically, a very poor man's version of Shawshank and a compilation of Oz - done with no perceivable talent - whatsoever.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Avery had to drop out of college to support his girlfriend Krista and their son Jordan, but he saved his money and is eager to get back in the game. He has returned to the swim meet circuit and is now having the time of his life. One night, after winning a race, he is approached by a college scout. Thrilled, he goes out with his friends Dre and Cashmere to celebrate. A gun used in a drive-by shooting somehow finds its way into Cashmere's car. The cops arrive, and soon the trio land in jail. Cashmere has an easier time adapting to penitentiary life than Dre and Avery, who are more unfamiliar with the gang life that pervades the environment. Avery clings to Krista and Jordan as reasons to hold on, but there is only one man who can, and will, fight on his behalf - Charles, his swimming scout, who believes in his innocence without question. Regardless of the outcome, Avery must learn to hold on to his ideals after the brutality he has witnessed.
Cast & Characters
Richard T. Jones as Avery Montgomery;
Gabriel Casseus as Cashmere;
De'aundre Bonds as Dre;
Master P as Clean Up;
Melissa De Sousa as Krista;
Bill Nunn as Charles;
Clifton Powell as Malachi Young;
Sticky Fingaz as Broadway;
David 'Shark' Fralick as Graffiti;
Anna Maria Horsford as Saunders;
Chrystale Wilson as Dana;
Paulette Braxton as Marisa;
Mike Butters as Barkley;
Joe Torry as Alize;
Mary Evans as Anderson