South Central (film)

South Central is a 1992 American crime drama film, written and directed by Stephen Milburn Anderson. This film is an adaptation of the 1987 novel Crips by Donald Bakeer, a former high school teacher in South Central Los Angeles. The film stars Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns and Christian Coleman. South Central was produced by Oliver Stone and released by Warner Bros. The movie received wide critical acclaim, with New Yorker Magazine praising it as one of the years best independent films. South Central also placed Stephen Milburn Anderson in the New York Times Whos Who Among Hot New Filmmakers, along with Quentin Tarantino and Tim Robbins. The 1998 Edward Norton drama American History X is often compared to this film by critics and fans.

As Bobby and Jimmy attempt to return home from the party, they are approached by Genie Lamp and his bodyguard. The two force Bobby to come to Genies apartment and snort a line of what he thought was cocaine, but is actually heroin. Genie threatens Bobby and the Deuce gang while he is incapacitated. Bobby returns home the next morning to find that Genie has given some of the same heroin to Carole and flies into a fit of rage. Bobby informs Ray Ray and the Deuce gang makes plans to execute Genie Lamp. They grab Genie in an abandoned warehouse. Despite Genies pleas for forgiveness, Bobby carries out the execution by firing a gun through a potato into Genies heart, and the gang flees the area as they hear the police sirens approaching. Later that evening, Ray Ray gives Bobby his heart, a small tattoo below the left eyelid which is a symbol of full initiation into the Deuce gang and can only be earned by killing an enemy. However, it soon hits Bobby that he has taken a human life and begins to show signs of immense remorse.Some time later, Bobby and Carole are in hiding from the police who are pursuing Genies murderers. Bobby looks out the window and Bear pulls up with Loco in a brand new convertible. Bear and Loco solicit the services of a prostitute who turns out to be an undercover cop and arrests them. The guys are taken to jail and Bobby is questioned by a detective for the murder of Genie Lamp. Bobby refuses to cooperate despite overwhelming evidence against him and the police allow him to see his son one last time. Bobby gets a ten year prison sentence for the murder he committed. ........

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