Set It Off
- Director: F. Gary Gray
- Writer: Takashi Bufford
- Producer: Allen Alsobrook; Takashi Bufford
CGiii Comment
Made before Gray hit the big-time - this take on Thelma & Louise is a surprising little gem of a B-movie.
It certainly has its flaws - being way too long, inconsistent character development...
But - what the hell - this is a peach with some raw emotion - and, Queen Latifah will leave you impressed.
A surprisingly good film.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Four Black women, all of whom have suffered for lack of money and at the hands of the majority, undertake to rob banks. While initially successful, a policeman who was involved in shooting one of the women's brothers is on their trail. As the women add to the loot, their tastes and interests begin to change and their suspicions of each other increase on the way to a climactic robbery.
Cast & Characters
Jada Pinkett Smith as Lida 'Stony' Newsom;
Queen Latifah as Cleopatra 'Cleo' Sims;
Vivica A. Fox as Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton;
Kimberly Elise as Tisean 'T.T.' Williams;
John C. McGinley as Detective Strode;
Blair Underwood as Keith Weston;
Vincent Baum as Jajuan;
Van Baum as Jajuan;
Chaz Lamar Shepherd as Stevie Newsom;
Thomas Jefferson Byrd as Luther;
Charles Robinson as Nate Andrews;
Ella Joyce as Detective Waller;
Anna Maria Horsford as Ms. Wells;
Samantha MacLachlan as Ursula;
Samuel Monroe Jr. as Lorenz