Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
Cast
Eddie Murphy
Rayford Gibson
Martin Lawrence
Claude Banks
Obba Babatundé
Willie Long
Nick Cassavetes
Sergeant Dillard
Bernie Mac
Jangle Leg
Michael Taliferro
Goldmouth
Anthony Anderson
Cookie
Barry Shabaka Henley
Pokerface
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Biscuit
Bokeem Woodbine
Can't Get Right
Lisa Nicole Carson
Sylvia
Sanaa Lathan
Daisy
Brooks Almy
Billy's Mama
Hal Havins
Billy
Poppy Montgomery
Older Mae Rose Abernathy
Venus DeMilo Thomas
Juke Joint Waitress
Ned Beatty
Dexter Wilkins
Noah Emmerich
Stan Blocker
Heavy D
Jake
Ned Vaughn
Young Sheriff Pike
R. Lee Ermey
Older Sheriff Pike
Clarence Williams III
Winston Hancock
Rick James
Spanky Johnson
O'Neal Compton
Superintendant Abernathy
Walter K. Jordan
Slim
Keith Burke
Shady Cardplayer
Sean Lampkin
Trustee at Line
Brent Jennings
Hoppin' Bob
David Alexander
Doctor
Leon Turner
Arm That Went Up
Crew
Ted Demme
Director
Matthew Stone
Screenplay
Robert Ramsey
Screenplay
Jeffrey Wolf
Editor
Geoffrey Simpson
Director of Photography
Brian Grazer
Producer
Eddie Murphy
Producer
Dan Bishop
Production Design
Louis Niemeyer
Assistant Camera
Carmen Cuba
Casting Associate
Margery Simkin
Casting
Kazu Hiro
Key Makeup Artist
Wyclef Jean
Original Music Composer
Bill Corso
Makeup Effects
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