Gang of Roses

2003 film

  • October 10, 2003 (2003-10-10)
Running time
105 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$400,000

Gang of Roses is a 2003 Western action drama film written and directed by Jean-Claude La Marre.[1] It starred Monica Calhoun, Lil' Kim, LisaRaye, Charity Hill, Bobby Brown, Stacey Dash, Chrystale Wilson, and Marie Matiko. The movie took just 18 days to film.[2]

The film followed by a sequel, Gang of Roses II: Next Generation (2012).

Plot

The film starts off with Left Eye Watkins and his gang attempting to bully Sheriff Shoeshine Michel into giving them gold and women. A female member of the gang is extremely enthusiastic about the women and sets out to rape a can-can girl in the middle of town. While resisting, the can-can cuts the female gang member who in turns shoots her in the middle of the road.

The can-can girl happens to be the sister of Rachel (Calhoun), the protagonist. Rachel, a religious, reformed bad girl, rounds up her former gang members, Kim (Dash), Zang Li (Matiko), Chastity (Lil' Kim), Maria (LisaRaye), and Charlie (Wilson) to seek revenge. They are followed by a blacked haired lady who is also seeking revenge upon Chastity.

Cast

  • Monica Calhoun as Rachel
  • Stacey Dash as Kim
  • LisaRaye as Maria
  • Marie Matiko as Zang Li
  • Lil' Kim as Chastity
  • Chrystale Wilson as Charlie
  • Bobby Brown as Left Eye Watkins
  • Louis Mandylor as Sheriff Shoeshine Michel
  • Jacinto Taras Riddick as Georgy Simone
  • Charity Hill as Little Suzie
  • Glenn Plummer as Johnny Handsome
  • Macy Gray as Black Haired Woman
  • Mario Van Peebles as Jessie Lee

References

  1. ^ Michael Hastings (2007). "Gang of Roses". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007.
  2. ^ Shaheem Reid. "Lil' Kim: Keep It Moving". MTV. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.

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  • Higher Ed (2001)
  • Go for Broke (2002)
  • Gang of Roses (2003)
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  • Color of the Cross 2: The Resurrection (2008)
  • Trapped: Haitian Nights (2010)
  • Sugar Valentine 2 (2011)
  • The Pastor and Mrs. Jones (2013)
  • Basketball Girlfriend (2014)
  • Chocolate City (2015)
  • Chocolate City: Vegas Strip (2017)
  • Kinky (2018)
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