Jason's Lyric
starring: Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Anthony 'Treach' Criss, Eddie Griffin
directed by: Doug McHenry
directed by: Doug McHenry
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792843344
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792843347
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 18, 2000
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 6954
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: September 28, 1994
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Editorial Review:
Description:
From one of the producers of New Jack City comes a 'sizzling hot' (Glamour Magazine) Romeo and Juliet drama that blends an explosive soundtrack with an all-star cast, including Allen Payne (The Walking Dead), Jada Pinkett (The Nutty Professor), Bokeem Woodbine (The Rock), Forest Whitaker (The Crying Game) and Naughty By Nature's Anthony 'Treach' Criss (Who's The Man?). Jason and Joshua are two brothers left fatherless by a family fight that spun out of control. Trying to make good and get off the slick ghetto streets of Houston, Jason (Payne) finds a source of inspiration in a beautiful and sexy girl named Lyric (Pinkett), whose dreams of fleeing the city together give him hope for a better life. But when Joshua (Woodbine) turns to a life of crime and drugs, Jason finds he's torn between his love for Lyric and his obligation to family. And as the time comes for Jason to leave, he finds that Joshua will stop at nothing to see that he stays even if the fight to keep him rivals the one that killed their father!
Amazon.com:
At the heart of this dynamic film is the love of a man for a woman, a mother for a son, and a brother for a brother. Rarely is one man's struggle for inner peace so poignantly displayed as in this engrossingly sexy and unflinchingly violent love story. Lyric is the young woman who rekindles the dreams of a man tormented by a father's alcoholic violence now perpetuated by an unstable brother. Allen Payne and Jada Pinkett make for one of the screen's most memorable duos in the title roles. Each brings emotional intensity paired with powerful sexuality to their roles. Director Doug McHenry speaks to the 1990s by deftly balancing the story's heightened drama with just enough hope to give it impact. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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- An Urban Love StoryJason's Lyric is clearly one of the best urban love stories ever put on film. The direction by Doug ... Read More
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- Romance at its bestThis movie is my definition of a good romance film. It's simply about a good man's romantic chase going ... Read More
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- Filmed in my hometown...Houston, TX!I remember being in high school (Da Ridge...Eagles baby!) when this movie came out in 1994. I remember thinking ... Read More
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- Jason's Lyric PurchaseThe purchase was received in a well manner. I would buy from this marketplace again.
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- HONEYCOMBAs I watched the DVD, I did seeking for an answer to something that this movie had stirred in me. To my amazement ... Read More
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