Life (DVD)

New York City, 1932. Small-time hustler Ray Gibson and fellow gambler Claude Banks find themselves deep in debt to the owner of swank Club Spanky's. Fortunately, Spanky comes up with a way for the boys to pay him back, a bootlegging run smuggling Mississippi's finest hooch. Unfortunately, the job land them in a Mississippi State Prison with a life sentence. Over the course of the next 60 years, Ray and Claude witness hardship and kindness, cruelty and forgiveness, life and death. But their humorous outlook on life prevails as their friendship deepens and endures. Together, they never lose hope that one day they will once again walk outside the prison walls as free men. Starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. (1999) Running time: 109 minutes.

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatunde, Barry Shabaka Henley, Bernie Mac, Ned Beatty, Barry "Shabaka" Henley, Michael "Bear" Taliferro, Miguel A. Nuñez Jr., Nick Cassavetes, Anthony Anderson, Brent Jennings, Guy Torry, Bokeem Woodbine, Lisa Nicole Carson, O'Neal Compton, Noah Emmerich, Clarence Williams III, Heavy D., Bonz Malone, Ned Vaughn, R. Lee Ermey, Sanaa Lathan, Poppy Montgomery, Brooks Almy, Hal Havins, Hildy Brooks, Kenn Whitaker, Ernie Lee Banks, David Alexander, Johnny Brown, Armelia McQueen, Don Harvey, Zaid Farid, Haskell V. Anderson III, Steven Barr, Kenneth White, Leonard O Turner, Garcelle Beauvais, Sean Lampkin, Bill Gratton, Reamy Hall, Kimble Jemison, William S. Taylor, Jay Arlen Jones, Oscar Jordan, Jordan Lund, Betty Murphy, Dawn Robinson

Director: Eddie Murphy, Brian Grazer, Sheldon Epps, Tim Edwards

Rating: R