In the Ghettos of Harlem you don't buy respect... you earn it.
1992 · R · 1h 36m · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writers: Ernest R. Dickerson, Gerard Brown
Music by: The Bomb Squad, Hank Shocklee
Cinematography: Larry Banks
Editor: Sam Pollard, Brunilda Torres
Box office: $20M · Budget: $5M · Rated 7.2/10 by 468 viewers