Drama / History /

Score: 62%( 42 votes )

Overview: In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist.

Cast:

Kadeem Hardison
Judge

Bokeem Woodbine
Tyrone

Joe Don Baker
Brimmer

Courtney B. Vance
Bobby Seale

Tyrin Turner
Cy

Marcus Chong
Huey P. Newton

Anthony Griffith
Eldridge Cleaver

Bobby Brown
Rose

Nefertiti
Alma

James Russo
Rodgers

Jenifer Lewis
Rita

Chris Rock
Yuck Mouth

Roger Guenveur Smith
Pruitt

Michael Wincott
Tynan

Richard Dysart
J. Edgar Hoover

M. Emmet Walsh
Dorsett

Wesley Jonathan
Little Bobby Hutton

Angela Bassett
Dr. Betty Shabazz

Kahlil Nelson
Boy On Bike

Anthony Johnson
Sabu

Dick Gregory
Reverend Slocum

Kool Moe Dee
Jamal

Lahmard J. Tate
Gene McKinney

William Fuller
Sergeant Schreck

David Greenlee
Patrolman

Melvin Van Peebles
Old Jail Bird

Adam Powers
Hippie

Brent Schaefer
Emory Douglas

Mark Curry
Lombard

Dario Scardapane
Student

Reginald Ballard
Brother at Meeting

Ralph Ahn
Mr. Yang

James Bigwood
Grove Street Cop

Martin Bright
Grove Street Cop

Mark Buntzman
Pushy Reporter

Robert Peters
Cop at Ramparts

Jeff Obafemi Carr
Denzil Dowell

Steven Carl White
George

Charles Cooper
Sheriff

Jay Koch
Governor Reagan

Tim Loughrin
Reporter at Capitol

Tony Beard
Guard at Capitol

Jerry Rubin
Defense Attorney

Beau Windham
Hoover's Aide

Jamie Johnson
Girl Buying Drugs

Yolanda Whitaker
Pregnant Junkie

Arthur Reed
Blind Man

Christopher Michael
Reporter at Police Station

James LeGros
Avakian

Joseph Culp
Baby Faced Cop

Preston L. Holmes
Prison Guard

Chris Tucker
Bodyguard

Tracey Costello
Kathleen Cleaver

Jeris Poindexter
Black Cop

Brent Sincock
Courtroom Judge

James A. Earley
Angry Cop

Sharrif Simmons
Poet

L. Sidney
Bakar

Bob Rule
Berkeley Campus Singer

Eddie Anisko
Berkeley Campus Singer

Robbie Allen
Berkeley Campus Singer

David L. King
Berkeley Campus Singer

Doo-Doo Brown
Recruit

Marvin Young
Recruit

D-Knowledge
Recruit

Shanice Wilson
Singer at Punk Panthers

Ann Weldon
Mrs. Dowell

Brian Turk
Deputy

Dwayne P. Wiggins
Band at Barbeque

Timothy C. Riley
Band at Barbeque

John T. Smith
Band at Barbeque

Elijah Baker
Band at Barbeque

Vincent Lars
Band at Barbeque

Bill Ortiz
Band at Barbeque

Roberto Santana
Matty

Gunnar Peterson
Cop at Gas Station

John Harwood
Cop at Line Up

John Knight
Cop at Panther Office

Eric Kohner
Nervous Cop

Robert Culp
Charles Garry

Mario Van Peebles
Stokely Carmichael

Steven M. Gagnon
Prosecutor

Manny Perry
Shorty

William Martin Brennan
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