First Time Felon
There's his way or the hard way. One guard. One inmate. One chance for redemption.
1997 en 110 minutes
Rating: 6.6
Plot
Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years in jail or a couple of months in boot camp. He chooses boot camp and finds out it is tougher than he thought it would be. He braves it through and comes home a better man. He then has to deal with the real world, and never gives up no matter what the odds.
Trailer
Cast
Omar Epps
Greg Yance
Delroy Lindo
Calhoun
Rachel Ticotin
McBride
Treach
Tyrone (as Treach)
Justin Pierce
Eddie
Lucinda Jenney
Sharon
Robin Michelle McClamb
Greg's Mother (as Robin Vaughn)
Tom Nowicki
Hogan
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Laverne
Jo D. Jonz
Pookie
Badja Djola
Disciple Leader
William Forsythe
Sorley
Kristen Jones
Crystal
Byron Altman
Pookie's Killer
Ed Grady
Johnny the Farmer
Deborah Hobart
Annie Hill
Gary Anthony Williams
Wallace
Sahr Ngaujah
Smiling Inmate (as Michael Ngaujah)
Johnell Gainey
Nine
Patricia Clay
Nurse
K. Addison Young
Wolf
Roger Ranney
Guardsman Jones
Tom Kouchalakos
Public Defender
Derrick L. McMillon
Disciple Rep (as Derrick McMillon)
Tommy Hollis
Judge
Lou Walker
Hotel Manager
Dennis Neal
Prison Guard #1
Drew Palmer
Prison Guard #2
Lee Perkins
Prison Guard #3
Dottie Healy
Employment Agent #1
Susan Rogers Peters
Employment Agent #2
Jade Jenise Dixon
Girlfriend
Stephen Fulton
Homeboy Satan
Kevin Sibley
Homeboy
Greg Yance
Drag Racer
Gina Bolton
Waitress
Terry L. Fields
Teacher
Marcus Barrington
Latroy
Gabie Chaves
Girl with Corn Rows
Elizabeth Fendrick
Mother in Truck Leaving Town
Aquarius Jefferson
Boot Camp
Xavier Hayes
Boot Camp
Mark Lee
Boot Camp
Henry Porter
Boot Camp
Rhynell Brumfield
Boot Camp
Eli T. Peña
Boot Camp
Will Alston
Boot Camp
Greg Davis Jr.
Actor (as Gregory D. Davis II)
Dohn Norwood
James
Charles S. Dutton
Inmate (uncredited)
Rahman Johnson
Homeboy (uncredited)
Max Kohnke
Man in welfare line (uncredited)
Clifton Powell
King (uncredited)
Michael Wayne Thomas
Greg's Neighbor (uncredited)
