Movie
Slam
Released: October 7, 1998 (1998)
Runtime: 104 minutes
Genres: Drama
Raymond Joshua, a young black performance poet, is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge in a Washington, D.C. jail. Although the confining prison walls do little to shield him from danger, it is within those walls that Raymond establishes his identity, strength, and voice and meets a prison gang leader and a prison writing teacher, Lauren Bell. Bell inspires Raymond to use the power of creative expression to free himself from the struggles and demise of the Black male as another victim of the judicial system.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Sonja Sohn as Lauren Bell
Age at release: 34
- Saul Williams as Ray Joshua
Age at release: 26
- Beau Sia as Jimmy Huang
Age at release: 22
- Bonz Malone as Hopha
Age at release: Unknown
- Lawrence Wilson as Big Mike
Age at release: Unknown
- Andre Taylor as China
Age at release: Unknown
- Momolu Stewart as Bay (Jail Rapper)
Age at release: Unknown
- Ron Jones as Do Wop Cop
Age at release: Unknown
- Reamer Shedrick as Do Wop Cop
Age at release: Unknown
- Allan E. Lucas as Chief C.O.
Age at release: Unknown
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- Marion Barry as Judge
Age at release: 62
- Dominic Chianese Jr. as Officer Dom
Age at release: 34
- Kevin Kennedy as Van Inmate
Age at release: 34
- Jerome Goldman as Jail Class Poet 'Why'
Age at release: Unknown
- DJ Renegade as Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'
Age at release: Unknown
- Liza Jessie Peterson as Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'
Age at release: Unknown
- Bob Holman as Slam MC
Age at release: Unknown
- Rhozier T. Brown as Public Defender
Age at release: Unknown
- Weusi Baraka as Weed Buyer
Age at release: Unknown
- Eddie Black as Dodge City Crew
Age at release: Unknown
- Harry Campbell as Dodge City Crew
Age at release: Unknown
- Robert Philson as Dodge City Crew
Age at release: Unknown
- Daniel M. Favors as Jail C.O.
Age at release: Unknown
- Johnny Foye as Jail C.O.
Age at release: Unknown
- Jesse Hicks as Command Center C.O.
Age at release: Unknown
- Carolyn Morris as Hallway C.O.
Age at release: Unknown
- Leonard A. Thompson Jr. as Bullpen Inmate
Age at release: Unknown
- Todd Baker as Bullpen Inmate
Age at release: Unknown
- Joseph A. Wilson as Poetry Class
Age at release: Unknown
- Talib Watson as Thug Life Crew
Age at release: Unknown