First Time Felon
First Time Felon
Release: 1997-09-06
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 6.7
Drama
Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years in jail or a couple of months in boot camp. He chooses boot camp and finds out it is tougher than he thought it would be. He braves it through and comes home a better man. He then has to deal with the real world, and never gives up no matter what the odds.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Spring Creek Pictures
HBO
Cast
Lucinda Jenney
as Sharon
Tom Nowicki
as Hogan
Treach
as Tyrone (as Treach)
Jo D. Jonz
as Pookie
Omar Epps
as Greg Yance
Justin Pierce
as Eddie
Badja Djola
as Disciple Leader
Sahr Ngaujah
as Smiling Inmate (as Michael Ngaujah)
Tommy Hollis
as Judge
Dennis Neal
as Prison Guard #1
Rachel Ticotin
as McBride
Lee Perkins
as Prison Guard #3
Charles S. Dutton
as Inmate (uncredited)
Delroy Lindo
as Calhoun
Clifton Powell
as King (uncredited)
Michael Wayne Thomas
as Greg's Neighbor (uncredited)
Gary Anthony Williams
as Wallace
Lou Walker
as Hotel Manager
Jade Jenise Dixon
as Girlfriend
Dohn Norwood
as James
William Forsythe
as Sorley
Derrick L. McMillon
as Disciple Rep (as Derrick McMillon)
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
as Laverne
Deborah Hobart
as Annie Hill
Greg Davis Jr.
as Actor (as Gregory D. Davis II)
