Cadence

Nov 16, 1990

1h 37m

★ 6.7

Sometimes you've got to stand out to fit in.

Overview

As punishment for drunken, rebellious behavior, a young white soldier is thrown into a stockade populated entirely by black inmates. But instead of falling victim to racial hatred, the soldier joins forces with his fellow prisoners and rises up against the insanely tyrannical and bigoted prison warden.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

The Movie Group

Republic Pictures (II)

Cadence Trailers

Cast

Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean

Charlie Sheen

MSgt. Otis V. McKinney

Martin Sheen

Roosevelt Stokes

Laurence Fishburne

Eugene 'Spoonman' Bryce

Blu Mankuma

Edward James Webb

Michael Beach

Harry 'Sweetbread' Crane

Harry Stewart

Cpl. Harold Lamar

James Marshall

Cpl. Gerald Gessner

Ramon Estevez

Bartender

Lochlyn Munro

Bean Sr.

Matt Clark

Principal

Tom McBeath

Mrs. Vito

Samantha Langevin

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