Gridlock'd

Gridlock'd is a 1997 American crime thriller comedy-drama movie set in Detroit. It was directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and was produced by Damian Jones, Paul Webster, and Erica Huggins. Gridlock'd was released on January 31, 1997. The movie paid tribute to star Tupac Shakur, who was murdered four months before the release of the movie.

Gridlock'd
Directed by	Vondie Curtis-Hall
Written by	Vondie Curtis-Hall
Produced by	Damian Jones Paul Webster Erica Huggins
Starring	Tim Roth Tupac Shakur Thandie Newton
Cinematography	Bill Pope
Edited by	Christopher Koefoed
Music by	Stewart Copeland
Production companies	Polygram Filmed Entertainment Interscope Communications Def Pictures Dragon Pictures
Distributed by	Gramercy Pictures
Release date	January 31, 1997
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million[1]
Box office	$5.6 million[1]

The movie gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[2] Editor Janet Maslin of The New York Times praised Shakur's performance, saying: "He played this part with an appealing mix of presence, confidence and humor".^[3]

Cast

• Tupac Shakur as Ezekiel "Spoon" Whitmore
• Tim Roth as Alexander "Stretch" Rawland
• Thandie Newton as Barbara "Cookie" Cook
• Charles Fleischer as Mr. Woodson
• Bokeem Woodbine as Mud
• Howard Hesseman as Blind man
• John Sayles as Cop #1
• Eric Payne as Cop #2
• Tom Towles as D-Reper's Henchman
• Tom Wright as Koolaid
• Lucy Liu as Cee-Cee
• Billie Neal as Medicaid woman #1
• Debra Wilson as Medicaid woman #2
• Rusty Schwimmer as Medicaid nurse
• Richmond Arquette as Resident doctor
• Elizabeth Peña as Admissions person
• Kasi Lemmons as Madonna
• Vondie Curtis-Hall as D-Reper