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ERA
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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Caught Up
"This game has only two rules. Do or die."
1998 1h 37m EN
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5.2
MID
★5.2TMDB · 28
DramaThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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Daryl gets out of jail after 5 years. His mother has died, his girlfriend is married, and he can't find a job. His new girlfriend Vanessa, whom he meets when a gunman opens fire on them, gets him a job as a car driver. Hitmen are still after them, and Vanessa tells Daryl that this is her former lover Ahmad who wants revenge.
“This game has only two rules. Do or die.”
Cast
Bokeem Woodbine
Daryl
Cynda Williams
Trish / Vanessa
Damon Saleem
Trip
Clifton Powell
Herbert
Tony Todd
Jake Samples
Snoop Dogg
Kool Kitty Kat (as Snoop Doggy Dogg)
LL Cool J
Roger
Jeffrey Combs
Security Guard
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Darin Scott
- Writers
- Darin Scott
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Darin Scott, shot by Thomas L. Callaway. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Marc Bonilla. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
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CAST
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Bokeem Woodbine and Cynda Williams and Damon Saleem carry the top of the cast.
MoodPlayr · trivia#05
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "This game has only two rules. Do or die.".
MoodPlayr · trivia#06
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0119988 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
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WILD
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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#08
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Darin Scott directs. Thomas L. Callaway behind the camera. Marc Bonilla scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Darin Scott, shot by Thomas L. Callaway. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Marc Bonilla. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Bokeem Woodbine and Cynda Williams and Damon Saleem carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "This game has only two rules. Do or die.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0119988 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Thomas L. Callaway
- Original score
- Marc Bonilla
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $6,754,484
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Caught Up (1998)
Also by
Darin Scott
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Production companies
Who made it
Live Entertainment
US
- HE
Heller Highwater Productions
US
Key crew
- StuntsCorey Michael Eubanks
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- diamond
- murder
- betrayal
- jamaican
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1998-02-27R
Also known as
International titles
- Caught Up - Nichts ist wie es scheintDE
- Caught Up: Nichts ist wie es scheintDE
