FIRST TIME FELON

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• Release Year: 1997
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Can a young gangster from Chicago's West Side turn his life around? A first time felon doesn't have to be a lifetime criminal. Greg Yance (Omar Epps) has learned all he needs to know about life on the street. As a member of the Vice Lords gang, Greg believes he's got it made until he's arrested and jailed for dealing drugs. Behind bars, just one false move could end his life. But a chance to escape certain death arrives when he's offered a way out, serving his time in a rigorous Marine-style boot camp. It's a choice that will change his life. Under the command of Supt. Sorley (William Forsythe), Capt. McBride (Rachel Ticotin) and a brutal - and brutallly honest - guard, Calhoun (Delroy Lindo), Greg must stand up to intense discipline and heavy-handed punishment. But even if he survives the training, can he carry the boot camp lessons into the real world without being drawn back into a life of crime? For one first time felon, there may be no second chance.
• Cast: Omar Epps, Delroy Lindo, Rachel Ticotin, Anthony 'Treach' Criss, Justin Pierce, Lucinda Jenney, Jo D. Jonz, Badja Djola, William Forsythe, Robin Michelle McClamb, Tom Nowicki, Sandra 'Pepa' Denton, Kristen Jones, Byron Altman, Ed Grady, Deborah Hobart, Gary Anthony Williams, Sahr Ngaujah, Johnell Gainey, Patricia Clay, K. Addison Young, Roger Ranney, Tom Kouchalakos, Derrick McMillon, Tommy Hollis, Lou Walker, Dennis Neal, Drew Palmer, Lee Perkins, Dottie Healy, Susan Rogers Peters, Jade Dixon, Stephen Fulton, Kevin Sibley, Greg Yance, Gina Bolton, Terry L. Fields, Marcus Barrington, Gabie Chavis, Elizabeth Fendrick, Aquarius Jefferson, Xavier Hayes, Mark Lee, Travis Hood, Henry Porter, Derrick Graham, Rhynell Brumfield, Michael Stokes, Yusuf Mosley, Eli T. Peña, Will Alston, Chris Williams, Angel Santos, Joe Crosby, Randall Rodriguez, Tim Philpot, Sarah Howell, Chase Kennedy, Jeffery Lamberth, David Halsey, Joe Wiggins, Freddie Walker, Christi Barli, Bernard Merrill, Greg Davis Jr., Dohn Norwood, Charles S. Dutton
• Director: Charles S. Dutton
• Runtime: 1:46
• Company: HBO Home Video
• Media Format: Movie