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Jason's Lyric is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 28 september 1994 with Allen Payne
Jason's Lyric (1994)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 28 september 1994
Length 2h
OriginUSA
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Rating65%
Jason's Lyric is a 1994 erotic romantic drama film, written by Bobby Smith, Jr, and directed by Doug McHenry, who co-produced the film with George Jackson and Marilla Lane Ross. Both Jackson and McHenry have been notably successful as producers with films that include New Jack City.
Jason's Lyric features an ensemble cast of African American actors that includes Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Treach, Eddie Griffin, Lahmard Tate, Lisa Nicole Carson, and Forest Whitaker. Set in Houston, Texas, the film is a story about young African American adults learning how to deal with love and maturity.
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Jason (Allen Payne) is a responsible young man who has a job in a television repair shop and lives at home with his hard-working mom (Suzzanne Douglas). Joshua (Bokeem Woodbine) is the younger brother just released from prison. He is a volatile, disturbed ex-con who is obviously bound for a violent end. Joshua deals drugs for short-term cash and joins a crew plotting a bank robbery.Actors
Allen Payne
(Jason Alexander)
Jada Pinkett Smith
(Lyric)
Bokeem Woodbine
(Joshua Alexander)
Treach
(Alonzo)
Eddie Griffin
(Rat)
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