The emotional, hard-hitting tale of a former L.A. gang member who returns to his neighborhood from prison resolved to steer his young son away from street-gang life, SOUTH CENTRAL is a no nonsense drama from director Steve Anderson. Deuce gang member Bobby Johnson has just been released from prison. He returns to his old neighborhood to find a few surprises: First, Bobby learns he has a son, Jimmie. But Carole, Jimmie's mother, is now a drug addict and the lover of fellow gang member Ray Ray. To make matters worse, the local pusher-pimp, Genie Lamp, hires a thug to force Bobby to take heroin. Vengeful, Bobby kills Genie and is sent to prison, this time for 10 years.
While serving his sentence, Bobby transforms himself from die-hard delinquent to righteous radical only to discover that his Jimmie -- now also involved with the Deuces -- was shot while robbing a car. Hopefully, Bobby will make it out of prison in time to be a real father to his son.
2.
A child's chance to escape anger and injustice begins with one man. His father
Hang with your homeys. Rule the night. Bobby Johnson has been there and back. He knows firsthand the ways of an L.A. gang -- and been jailed for it. But he has won his freedom and faces a new do-or-die urgency: reclaim his 10-year-old son from the mean streets' cycle of hate and death.
An Oliver Stone presentation based on Crips, Donald Bakeer's bestseller about gang life, South Central is "even more emotionally stirring the Boyz N the Hood. The climax is startling powerful" (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly). Glenn Plummer is Bobby, whose hard life leads to hard time -- and a determination to turn it all around, inspired by a fellow convict (Carl Lumbly).
Mooviees.com is not the official site for this film.
All editorial views and opinions expressed here are for entertainment purposes only.
<>
Movie Database
In Theaters
