Random Acts of Violence

"You never know when it's payback time..."

2002 1h 25m EN

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BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

ActionThriller

Synopsis

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Hardcore gangsta Isaiah Knight decides to leave his gang, The Platinum Playaz, to go straight and look after his mother and sister. When he opens up his own nightclub, the members of his former crew see it as the perfect place to make a big drug score. Desperate to stay legit, Knight scuppers the drug deal, invoking the wrath of Lynch, the new leader of the Playaz, who decides to take revenge by ambushing Knight. Knight's mother and sister are killed during the hit and when Lynch escapes prosecution for the killings, Knight decides to exact his own form of bloody justice.

“You never know when it's payback time...”

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Cast

Mack 10
Lynch
Jerry Baxter
Carlin
Jason Morck
Jacobs
Andre McCoy
Isaiah Knight
Nina Lorena
Vanessa (as Nina James)
Sid Burston
Whisper
Chona Jason
Sammy Ho
Karimah Westbrook
Monique

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kantz
Writers: Kantz, David O. Davis
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kantz, shot by Andy Steinman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dennis 'Flex' Beaman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Mack 10 and Jerry Baxter and Jason Morck carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You never know when it's payback time...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0330804 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kantz directs. Andy Steinman behind the camera. Dennis 'Flex' Beaman scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Directed by Kantz, shot by Andy Steinman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dennis 'Flex' Beaman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Mack 10 and Jerry Baxter and Jason Morck carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "You never know when it's payback time...".
7IMDB entry: tt0330804 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.