Plot
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
Trailer
Cast
Eddie Murphy
Rayford Gibson
Martin Lawrence
Claude Banks
Obba Babatundé
Willie Long
Nick Cassavetes
Sergeant Dillard
Anthony Anderson
Cookie
Barry Shabaka Henley
Pokerface
Brent Jennings
Hoppin' Bob
Bernie Mac
Jangle Leg
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Biscuit
Michael Taliferro
Goldmouth
Guy Torry
Radio
Bokeem Woodbine
Can't Get Right
Ned Beatty
Dexter Wilkins
Lisa Nicole Carson
Sylvia
O'Neal Compton
Superintendant Abernathy
Noah Emmerich
Stan Blocker
Rick James
Spanky Johnson
Clarence Williams III
Winston Hancock
Heavy D
Jake
Bonz Malone
Leon
Ned Vaughn
Young Sheriff Pike
R. Lee Ermey
Older Sheriff Pike
Sanaa Lathan
Daisy
Allyson Call
Young Mae Rose
Poppy Montgomery
Older Mae Rose Abernathy
James D. Brubaker
Judge
Walter K. Jordan
Slim
Brooks Almy
Billy's Mama
Hal Havins
Billy
Hildy Brooks
Nurse Doherty
Kenn Whitaker
Isaac
Ernie Lee Banks
Bathroom Attendant
David Alexander
Doctor
Johnny Brown
Blind Reverend Clay
Armelia McQueen
Mrs. Clay
Todd Everett
Deputy at Mansion
Don Harvey
Man with Lantern
Venus DeMilo Thomas
Juke Joint Waitress
Zaid Farid
Shady Cardplayer
Keith Burke
Shady Cardplayer
Kenneth White
Deputy
Leonard O. Turner
Superintendant Burke
Augie Blunt
Man in Prison
Quantae Love
Trustee at Line
Sean Lampkin
Trustee at Line
James Emory Jr.
Goldmouth's Son
Bill Gratton
Fire Inspector
Reamy Hall
Mrs. Dillard
George Hartmann
Prison Guard
Zack Helvey
Captain Tom Burnette
Haskell V. Anderson III
Junkie (as Haskell Vaughn Anderson III)
Kimble Jemison
Gang Banger
Jordan Mahome
Gang Banger
William S. Taylor
Bagman (as William Taylor)
Jay Arlen Jones
Bagman
Oscar Jordan
Juke Joint Guitarist
Jordan Lund
Funeral Chaplain
Ronald Moss
Bouncer (as Ronald Lee Moss)
Betty Murphy
Mrs. Abernathy
Walter Powell
Waiter (as Walter Powell Jr.)
Christophe Prévost
Pilot (as Chris Prevost)
Dawn Robinson
Club Crooner
Steve Boyles
Mule Cart Driver
Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston
Henchman (uncredited)