Original Gangstas
“The original bad boys are stepping up in '96!”
The Rebels rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. They shoot storekeeper Marvin Bookman for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin’s son, former NFL star and Rebel founder John returns to be with his father and, with a little help from some friends, to destroy the gang his way.
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Cast
37 people
Fred Williamson
John Bookman
Known for
Starsky & Hutch
From Dusk Till Dawn
Jim Brown
Jake Trevor
Known for
The Running Man
The Dirty Dozen
Pam Grier
Laurie Thompson
Known for
Jackie Brown
The L Word
Paul Winfield
Reverend Dorsey
Known for
The Terminator
White Dog
Isabel Sanford
Gracie Bookman
Known for
The Jeffersons
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Oscar Brown Jr.
Marvin Bookman
Also in
Brewster Place
Zora is My Name!
Richard Roundtree
Slick
Known for
Se7en
Shaft
Ron O'Neal
Bubba
Known for
Super Fly
The Final Countdown
Christopher B. Duncan
Spyro
Known for
Black Bird
First Kill
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Damien
Known for
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Hoodlum
Dru Down
Kayo
Also in
On the Edge
Shyheim Franklin
Dink
Known for
In Too Deep
Larry Cohen Director · Aubrey K. Rattan Writer Carlos González Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $3M · Budget $4.8M · United States release May 10, 1996
Box office
Budget
$4,800,000
Worldwide gross
$3,014,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Po' Boy Productions
Production
Orion Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Hot City · Warzone
Working titles
Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · May 10, 1996
Theatrical
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