Sucker Free City
| Sucker Free City | |
|---|---|
Showtime Network | |
Release date | September 16, 2004 |
Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sucker Free City is a 2004
Showtime television series, but Showtime declined to pick up the series. The film was first screened at the Toronto International Film Festival
and was subsequently broadcast on television on the Showtime Network.
The title of the film derives from "Sucka Free", a slang term in reference to the city often used by natives of Hunters Point and The Fillmore. The term was popularized by the rappers San Quinn, JT the Bigga Figga (who has a cameo in the film) and most notably the song "Sucka Free" from Rappin' 4-Tay's 1994 album Don't Fight the Feelin'.
Synopsis
The film follows three young men as they are drawn into lives of crime. Nick (Crowley) uses his entry-level corporate job to commit credit card fraud and deals drugs on the side. K-Luv (Mackie) is a member of the "V-Dubs" ("
Visitacion Valley Mafia"), an African-American street gang. Lincoln (Leung) is a rising figure in the Chinese mafia
.
Hunter's Point, where they are harassed by the V-Dubs. K-Luv's side business of selling bootleg compact discs leads him to enlist Nick's help to bootleg CDs and to negotiate a truce with Lincoln. Lincoln conducts an affair with his boss's daughter Angela (Carpio), a Stanford
student engaged to medical student classmate Edwin (Chung).
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ben Crowley | Nick Wade |
| Anthony Mackie | K-Luv (Keith) |
| Ken Leung | Lincoln Ma |
| Darris Love | Sleepy |
| Laura Allen | Samantha Wade |
| T.V. Carpio | Angela Tsing |
| Kathy Baker | Cleo Wade |
| James Hong | Kwok |
| Lamont Bentley | Ahmir |
| Ewan Chung | Edwin Leong |
| Omari Hardwick | Dante Ponce |
| Marguerite Moreau | Jessica Epstein |
| Judy Pace | Mama June |
| Emilio Rivera | Detective Zepada |
| John Savage | Anderson Wade |
| Eddie Shin | Michael |
| Malieek Straughter | Leon |
| Jim Brown | Don Strickland |
| George Cheung | Mr. Tsing |
| Chi Moui Lo | Tuk |
| Milo Stokes | Lil' O |
J.T. The Bigga Figga
|
Killa Ski |
References
- ^ Hartlaub, Peter (July 8, 2003). "A young scriptwriter raised in San Francisco hooks up with Spike Lee to give Showtime a new show -- 'Sucker Free City.' Cable-car free, too". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.
