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Gang Tapes

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Gang Tapes
Directed byAdam Ripp
Written bySteven Wolfson
Adam Ripp
Produced byAdam Ripp
David H. Goodman[1]
StarringDarris Love
Darontay McClendon
Don Cambell
Six Reasons
Trivell
CinematographyKeith L. Smith
Edited byTina Imahara
Music byCoolio
Kurupt
Chino XL
Distributed byLions Gate Films
Thomas Edison Invention
Release date
  • February 2001 (2001-02)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish.

Gang Tapes is a 2001 crime film directed by Adam Ripp and starring Darris Love, Darontay McClendon, and Don Cambell. It has not been considered a mainstream success but did create a cult following.[2][3]

Plot

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When teenaged Kris (Trivell) receives a camera from a friend that carjacks a visiting family member's vehicle, he also steals their video camera and begins recording gang life in South Central Los Angeles. Kris himself is a wannabe gang member, and the young man looks up to drug dealer Alonzo (Darris Love).

He excitedly follows the violent exploits of the crazed Cyril (Darontay McClendon). As Kris becomes more deeply involved with his dangerous new friends, his loving mother (Sonja Marie) tries to keep him off the streets.

Cast

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  • Darris Love as Alonzo
  • Darontay McClendon as Cyril
  • Don Campbell as Travis
  • Six Reasons as Erik
  • Trivell as Kris
  • Sonja Marie as Kris' Mother
  • Aura Ruiz as Khandi
  • Tasheia Woodward as Kris' Sister
  • Dwayne Whitehead as Rodney
  • Bruce Lemon as Jerald
  • Tramonde Myers as "Big Loco"
  • Lil' Skrappy as Kris' Killer / Rival In Red
  • Celeste Bowen as Raven
  • Bradrick Walker as "Eight Ball"
  • Lance Peters as "Skeeter"
  • Shirley Hill as Cyril's Mother
  • Boo Kapone as Himself

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Artie Ripp: Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Gang Tapes". bluntreview.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. ^ Johnson, Reed (8 December 2002). "'Gang Tapes' tells it raw, but who will get to see?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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