Original Gangstas (1996)
| Release Date | 10 May 1996 |
| Budget | $5,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Other Names | Hot City |
| Tagline | The original bad boys are stepping up in '96! |
| Genre | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Blaxploitation, Crime Thriller, Reunion Films, Gangster Film |
| Themes | Drug Trade, Vigilantes, Whistleblowers, Inner City Blues |
| Tones | Forceful, Harsh, Tense, Nostalgic, Angry, Cathartic, Elegiac, Gritty |
| Tags | Coach, Father, Gangster, Murder, Neighbor, Revenge, Shopkeeper |
Original Gangstas is a 1996 action movie set in urban Gary, Indiana starring Blaxploitation film stars such as Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Jim Brown, and Richard Roundtree.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Oscar Brown Jr.
Marvin Bookman
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Damien
Shyheim Franklin
Dink
Tim Rhoze
Blood
Seraiah Carol
Mrs. Jones, Thelma
Timothy Lewis
Kenny Thompson
Linda Marie Bright
Lisa Bookman
Anthony Snowden
Doctor
Nick Edenetti
TV announcer
Jacqueline Swike
TV news reporter
Kimberly Shufford
Lady in gym
Idella Haywood
Lady #2 in gym
Raymond Traylor
Boy left in street
Bushwick Bill
Party cigar smoker
Dani Girl
Dancer at party
David Hernandez
Rafael - Guns Dealer
The Bishop Don Magic Juan
Big Brother
Director
Producer
Aubrey K. Rattan
writer
Wolf Schmidt
executive producer
Linda Williamson
line producer
Vladimir Horunzhy
co-producer
Original Music
Vladimir Horunzhy
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Cinematographer
Carlos González
Editor
Peter B. Ellis
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David Kern
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Casting Director
Craig Campobasso
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Production Designer
Elayne Barbara Ceder
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Set Decorator
Aaron Holden
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Costume Designer
Lisa Moffie
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Makeup Department
Connie Kallos
key makeup artist, key hair stylist
Juana McLaurin
assistant hair stylist: second unit, assistant makeup artist: second unit
Charles Washington
assistant hair stylist, assistant makeup artist
Production Manager
Judith Blume
post-production supervisor
Bob Manning
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian W. Boyd
second assistant director
Tim Christenson
second second assistant director
Forrest L. Futrell
first assistant director
Paul Kurta
second unit director
Art Department
Douglas Dixon
art department assistant
Eddie T. Gordon
set dresser production assistant
Aaron Holden
property master
Aaron C. Holden Jr.
assistant props
Art Kendrick
construction carpenter
Joe Pfaltzgraf
leadman
Sound Department
Benjamin Beardwood
dialogue editor
Joe Earle
sound effects editor
Eric Erickson
foley editor
Scott Ganary
sound re-recording mixer
Mitch Gettleman
sound effects editor
Dennis Gray
dialogue editor
David Hankins
foley editor
Mark Harris
sound recordist
James Hebenstreit
adr editor
Kenneth L. Johnson
sound effects editor
Scott Landreth
second boom operator: second unit
Alyson Dee Moore
foley artist
Myron Nettinga
sound effects editor
Ralph Osborn
dialogue editor
Nancy Parker
foley artist
Steve Pederson
sound re-recording mixer
J. Byron Smith
sound mixer
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Richard Taylor
supervising sound editor
Tami Treadwell
adr recordist
Keenan Wyatt
boom operator
Special Effects
B.J. Shelley
special effects assistant
Bob Shelley
special effects
Malinda Shelley
special effects assistant
Stunts
Darren Bond
utility stunts
Thomas Boone
utility stunts
Tony Brubaker
utility stunts
Joseph Luis Caballero
utility stunts
Angel Devalle
utility stunts
Ousaun Elam
utility stunts
David Hernandez
utility stunts
Walter King
utility stunts
Dwayne McGee
utility stunts
Bob Minor
stunt coordinator
Carlos Murray
utility stunts
Orvell Sterling II
utility stunts
Bobby Stuart
utility stunts
Gerard G. Williams
utility stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Pat Brandt
dolly grip
Fernando M. Briones
electrician: second unit, grip: second unit
Theodore A. Corso
best boy
Chad Cutuara
electrician
Jim Dralle
grip
Victor Duncan
camera equipment provider
Adam Fogelson
electrician: second unit
Andrew Galler
grip: second unit, electrician: second unit
Ed Goscinski
grip, electrician
Charles S. Hodes
still photographer
Bill Lindgren
electrician
David McGill
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "b" camera
Mike Mickens
gaffer
Lawrence Renfrow
electrician: second unit, grip: second unit
Tom Scott
key grip
Michael J. Selph
first assistant camera: "a" camera
George Tankersley
second assistant camera
Benjamin K. Tudhope
camera loader
Mark N. Woods
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Casting Department
L.A. Maddos
adr voice casting
Wizzard Elliott
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Debora Araya
wardrobe supervisor
Sandra Araya Jensen
wardrobe supervisor
Brandy Becky
wardrobe assistant
Ayanna Henderson
wardrobe assistant
Susan Kaufmann
wardrobe supervisor
Gina Marie Ome
set wardrobe
Editorial Department
Michael Alberts
first assistant film editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
negative cutter
Matvey Shatz
color timer
Heath Weaver
apprentice film editor
Music Department
Eric L. Brooks
executive music producer
David Chackler
executive music producer
Andrew MacKenzie
music scoring mixer
Lise Richardson
music editor
Transportation Department
Kenneth Banks
driver
Michael Brown
driver
Randy Crawford
driver
Kenneth Dawson
driver
Brealon Donaldson
driver
Michelle Ford
driver
Darrian Goodman
driver
Willie Harris Jr.
transportation set captain
Greg Jacobs
transportation coordinator
Samantha Johnson
transportation captain
Art Jones
driver
Anthony Keesee
driver
Theodell McGowan
driver
Ralph Outling
driver
Hulis Patrick
driver
Audrey Shebish
driver
Sharon Styles
driver
Harold Wallace
driver
Tonia Welch
driver
Other Crew
Shawn Batey
extras wrangler
Paulette Carson-Bruce
craft service
Sandi Cogan
production secretary
Derrick L. Green
set production assistant
Scott Jager
location manager
Alan J. Lam
production accountant
Antoinette Denise Lamb
payroll accountant
Linda Leifer
script supervisor
Timothy Lewis
office production assistant
Tilli Malnak
legal counsel: Hammertime
Danta Mitchell
craft service
Margaret J. Orlando
assistant production coordinator
Dennis Smith
teamster
Scott Smith
set production assistant
Joice Stewart
assistant accountant
Rachel Tennione
set production assistant
Garry E. Tyler
film runner
Cobra-Dog Williamson
special representative: Hammertime
Alex L. Worman
unit publicist
Ty Granderson Jones
adr loop group
Thanks
Randy Artis
thanks: councilman of East Chicago, Indiana
Thomas Barnes
thanks: mayor of Gary
Stanley Bell
thanks
James Carroll
thanks
Rudolph Clay
thanks: Lake Country Commissioner
Tricia Hernandez
thanks
Robert Pastrick
thanks: mayor of East Chicago, Indiana
Production Company
Po' Boy Productions
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Distributor
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Orion Home Video
Orion Pictures Corporation
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