Shottas
This film is the true story of two young men, Wayne (played by Spragga Benz) and Bigs (played by Ky-Mani Marley), who grew up together in the tough and dangerous streets of Kingston. They rob a soda truck and shoot the truck's driver while still in their early teens. The money is used to purchase visa's to go to the United States, where they continue their criminal activities, hustling on the streets of Miami. Wayne gets deported to Jamaica and continues his surge in crime, where he begins to extort money from business people. Bigs gets deported a few years later. After a while, they both head back to the U.S. with some of their cronies and continue stealing, targeting drug dealers. The drug dealers decide to put up a strong resistance to the two.
* Shottas (the Jamaican term for gangsters)
Starring:
Ky-Mani Marley
Spragga Benz
Wyclef Jean
Paul Campbell
Rude Boy
The film follows the story of Julius (Mark Danvers) an aspiring musician and mass murderer. Emigrating to the United States as a mule for a Suge Knightesque fellow, he immediately is frustrated by an employer who demands that he actually work in order to receive remuneration. Faced with so tyrannical a demand, he is torn with the dilemma of returning to his rude ways or sticking it out legit to save money for studio time. The devil on one shoulder snuffs the angel on the other.
The film goes from drug deal to drug deal and shooting to shooting.
Beenie Man's a competent actor and the film has a soundtrack.
Director: Desmond Gumbs
Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Language: Dubbed in English
Format: Color
Rated: R
Not for sale to persons under age 18.
Studio: Lionsgate/Fox
DVD Release Date: May 18, 2004
Run Time: 1 Hr 32 Min
Picture & Sound Quality
Rude Boy - Picture "9" Sound "9"
Shottas - Picture "7" Sound "7"
This product is a Factory Sealed Copy
It is not to be confused with the Originals that are sold seperately