Life (1999 film)
- Eddie Murphy: Rayford Gibson
- Martin Lawrence: Claude Banks
- Obba Babatundé: Willie Long
- Nick Cassavetes: Sergeant Dillard
- Anthony Anderson: Cookie R.
- Barry Shabaka Henley: Poker Face
- Brent Jennings: Hoppin 'Bob
- Bernie Mac: Jangle Leg
- Guy Torry: Radio
- Bokeem Woodbine: it does not get to the series
- R. Lee Ermey: Age Sheriff Pike
- Ned Beatty: Dexter Wilkins
- Noah Emmerich: Stan Blocker
- Rick James: Spanky Johnson
- Haskell V. Anderson III: Junkie
For life (Life ) is an American comedy film directed by Ted Demme from the year 1999., Starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence.
Action
Ray Gibson and Claude Banks meet in a night club in Harlem of the 30s. Since Claude his account can not pay, he is the owner of the club in debt and has to smuggle alcohol together with Ray from Mississippi to New York. But both are mistakenly arrested for murder, who has been attached to them by the local sheriff, and sentenced to life imprisonment. In prison they meet many fellow prisoners and try in every possible way to escape, but does not succeed. So it happens several times a rift between Ray and Claude, but also time and again to reconciliation. Only after 65 years developed Claude then the perfect outbreak plan and both men can escape unnoticed.
Reviews
- Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times on April 16, 1999 that the comedy was strange, sentimental and funny. He praised the representations of Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, who would be very convincing. The characters of Rayford Gibson and Claude Banks could be like.
- Desson Howe praised in the Washington Post on 16 April 1999 the screenplay and directed the film.
Awards
- Rick Baker was nominated in 2000 for the make -up for an Oscar.
- The song Fortunate won the 2000 BMI Film & TV Award and was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award.
- Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence 2000 were nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award.
- The film was nominated for the 2000 Image Award.
Background
The shooting took place in California. The production costs were approximately 75 million U.S. dollars. The movie brought in the cinemas of the United States, a 63.8 million U.S. dollars.