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RUNTIME
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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
"Life is hard, the streets are harder."
2008 1h 16m EN
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5.0
MID
★5.0TMDB · 21
CrimeDrama
Synopsis
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Born into a life of crime, G has just spent 8 years in the pen. Now out on the streets he's back to his old ways wondering if a con can ever really straighten out. Things become more complex when G hooks up with Alexis who makes her living upholding the law.
“Life is hard, the streets are harder.”
Cast
Game
Reggie "G" Bailey
Shari Headley
Alexis
Michael Kenneth Williams
Tone
Ed O'Ross
Coleman
Bryce Wilson
Amp
WC
Rock
Ski Carr
Tito Costa
Mike "Trigger" Pebley
Felix
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ivan Frank
- Writers
- K. Snyder, Stevie "Black" Lockett
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 18 years ago.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Belly Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ivan Frank, shot by Cliff Charles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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Original score by The Co-Stars. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Alain Vasquez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Game and Shari Headley and Michael Kenneth Williams carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Life is hard, the streets are harder.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ivan Frank directs. Cliff Charles behind the camera. The Co-Stars scores. Alain Vasquez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 18 years ago.
- 3Part of the "Belly Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Directed by Ivan Frank, shot by Cliff Charles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by The Co-Stars. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Alain Vasquez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Game and Shari Headley and Michael Kenneth Williams carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Life is hard, the streets are harder.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt1276940 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Cliff Charles
- Original score
- The Co-Stars
- Editing
- Alain Vasquez
- Runtime
- 76 min · 1h 16m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Part of
Belly Collection
Movies about lives of crime in inner-city gangs.
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- TO
Too Easy Entertainment
- CZ
Czar Entertainment
- BL
Blackout Productions
Key crew
- ProducerStevie "Black" Lockett
- ProducerRay Murphy Jr.
- Co-ProducerDelaney McGill
- Co-ProducerBig Face Gary
- Line ProducerRob Johnson
- Supervising ProducerRichard Ford Jr.
- Executive ProducerB.W. Davis
- Executive ProducerJames Rosemond
- Executive ProducerGame
- Co-Executive ProducerC.G. Warren
- EditorAlain Vasquez
- EditorAdam Powers
- EditorDrue Young
- EditorPaul Factora
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-08-12R
Also known as
International titles
- Belly 2US
- Belly 2 Millionaire Boyz ClubUS
