Life
Life
Release: 1999-04-16
·Runtime: 108m
·★ 6.7
Comedy
Crime
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Imagine Entertainment
Eddie Murphy Productions
Brian Grazer Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Betty Murphy
as Mrs. Abernathy
Walter K. Jordan
as Slim
Martin Lawrence
as Claude Banks
Obba Babatundé
as Willie Long
Ned Vaughn
as Young Sheriff Pike
Brent Jennings
as Hoppin' Bob
Lisa Nicole Carson
as Sylvia
Rick James
as Spanky Johnson
Clarence Williams III
as Winston Hancock
Poppy Montgomery
as Older Mae Rose Abernathy
Noah Emmerich
as Stan Blocker
Kimble Jemison
as Gang Banger
Eddie Murphy
as Rayford Gibson
Bernie Mac
as Jangle Leg
Guy Torry
as Radio
Sean Lampkin
as Trustee at Line
Haskell V. Anderson III
as Junkie (as Haskell Vaughn Anderson III)
Hildy Brooks
as Nurse Doherty
Brooks Almy
as Billy's Mama
Don Harvey
as Man with Lantern
Venus DeMilo Thomas
as Juke Joint Waitress
Nick Cassavetes
as Sergeant Dillard
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
as Biscuit
Michael Taliferro
as Goldmouth
R. Lee Ermey
as Older Sheriff Pike
Keith Burke
as Shady Cardplayer
Oscar Jordan
as Juke Joint Guitarist
Steve Boyles
as Mule Cart Driver
O'Neal Compton
as Superintendant Abernathy
Heavy D
as Jake
Hal Havins
as Billy
Sanaa Lathan
as Daisy
Anthony Anderson
as Cookie
Bokeem Woodbine
as Can't Get Right
Dawn Robinson
as Club Crooner
Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston
as Henchman (uncredited)
Ned Beatty
as Dexter Wilkins
Jordan Mahome
as Gang Banger
Jordan Lund
as Funeral Chaplain
Barry Shabaka Henley
as Pokerface
Armelia McQueen
as Mrs. Clay
William S. Taylor
as Bagman (as William Taylor)