Gridlock'd

Jan 29, 1997

1h 31m

★ 6.7

Life is a traffic jam.

Overview

After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Def Pictures

Dragon Pictures

Interscope Communications

Gramercy Pictures

Gridlock'd Trailers

Cast

Stretch

Tim Roth

Spoon

Tupac Shakur

Thandiwe Newton

Mr. Woodson

Charles Fleischer

D-Reper

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Blind Man

Howard Hesseman

Supervisor

James Pickens Jr.

D-Reper's Henchman

Tom Towles

Mud (uncredited)

Bokeem Woodbine

Cop #1

John Sayles

Cop #2

Eric Payne

Koolaid

Tom Wright

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