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Always Outnumbered (also known as Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned) is a television film based on the novel Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by author Walter Mosley. It first aired on pay television channel HBO in 1998.

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Always Outnumbered
Also known as	Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
Genre	Drama
Based on	Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley
Written by	Walter Mosley
Directed by	Michael Apted
Starring	Laurence Fishburne Bill Cobbs Natalie Cole Laurie Metcalf Bill Nunn Cicely Tyson
Theme music composer	Michael Franti
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Laurence Fishburne Walter Mosley
Producers	Jeffrey Downer Jonathon Ker Jeanney Kim Anne-Marie Mackay Helen McCusker
Production location	Los Angeles
Cinematography	John Bailey
Editor	Rick Shaine
Running time	104 minutes
Production company	HBO Pictures
Release
Original network	HBO
Picture format	Color
Original release	March 21, 1998 (1998-03-21)

Plot

The film stars Laurence Fishburne as aging ex-con Socrates Fortlow, who after a long incarceration, is trying hard to make a new life and to accept the regrets of his past. Meanwhile, he meets a young boy named Darryl, who witnessed a boy murdered by a friend of his. He also has to deal with his best friend's deteriorating health and finding work.

Cast

• Laurence Fishburne - Socrates Fortlow
• Bill Cobbs - Right Burke
• Natalie Cole - Iula Brown
• Daniel Williams - Darryl
• Cicely Tyson - Luvia
• Laurie Metcalf - Halley Grimes
• Bill Nunn - Howard M'Shalla
• Bridgid Coulter - Corina M'Shalla
• Isaiah Washington - Wilfred
• Bill Duke - Blackbird Willis
• Kevin Carroll - Pegus
• Jamaal Carter - Phillip
• John Toles-Bey - Stoney Wiley
• Brooke Marie Bridges - Winnie M'Shalla
• John Gavigan - Mr. Keene
• Perry Moore - Kiko
• Sammi Rotibi - Marlow Bitta
• Art Evans - Markham Peale
• Danny Goldring - Parker
• Dan Martin - Weems
• Paula Jai Parker - Melodie

See also

• List of hood films

External links

• Always Outnumbered at IMDb

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