Strapped (film)

Strapped is a 1993 film about a convicted felon's struggle in the inner city and his actions to sacrifice his freedom in order to save his pregnant girlfriend who sells crack to an undercover officer.

Directed by Forest Whitaker . Written by Dena Kleiman .

On These Streets You Take Life One Bullet At A Time.

Dialogue

Matthew McRea: Diquan, you don't have to do this.

Diquan Mitchell: Man, what do you know about it? You don't live in my world. My grandma cleans your apartment.

Cast

• Michael Biehn - Matthew McRea
• Bokeem Woodbine - Diquan Mitchell
• William James Stiggers Jr. - Chucky
• Starletta DuPois - Diquan's Mother
• Kia Goodwin - Latisha Jordan
• Chi Ali - Pharoah
• Fredro Starr - Bamboo
• Craig Wasson - Ben
• Mike Farley - Cop
• Hugh Hurd — Man In Hallway
• David Austin Robinson - Boy At Mortuary Truck
• Mary Hedahl - Secretary
• Marcella Lowery - Fast Food Customer
• Joe Gimpel - Fast Food Manager
• Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins - Lay Lay
• Nzingha - Aunt Viola
• Dorothi Fox — Grandmother
• Monie Love — Yvonne
• Don Blakely — Desk Sergeant
• Jay Devlin — Arraignment Judge
• Wendell Pierce — District Attorney
• Yul Vazquez — Latisha's Attorney
• Samuel E. Wright — Dave
• Jaime Tirelli — Mike
• Isaiah Washington - Willie
• Paul McCrane — Mitch Corman
• Yolanda Whittaker — Ann
• Mohandas Dewese — Chaz
• Jack O'Connell — Thad
• Dinah Meyer — Delivery Girl
• Willie Hines — Tyrell
• Tonya Pinkins — A.T.F. Officer
• Angela Jones — Woman At Clinic
• Busta Rhymes — Buster
• Raymond Moy — Korean Grocer
• Xiandia O. Stewart — Little Girl In Grocery Store
• Samaria Graham — Mother In Grocery Store
• John Di Benedetto — Arresting Officer
• Malachy Cleary — Arresting Officer
• Joe Pentangelo — Arresting Officer

External links

• Strapped quotes at the Internet Movie Database
• Strapped at Rotten Tomatoes
• Official HBO Films Site