Life sentence (film)

Movie
German title	Life sentence
Original title	Life
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1999
length	104 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Ted Demme
script	Robert Ramsey , Matthew Stone
production	Brian Grazer , Eddie Murphy
music	R. Kelly , Wyclef Jean
camera	Geoffrey Simpson
cut	Jeffrey Wolf
occupation
Eddie Murphy : Rayford Gibson Martin Lawrence : Claude Banks Obba Babatundé : Willie Long Nick Cassavetes : Sergeant Dillard Anthony Anderson : Cookie R. Barry Shabaka Henley : Poker Face Brent Jennings : Hoppin 'Bob Bernie Mac : Jangle Leg Guy Torry : Radio Bokeem Woodbine : can't get it going R. Lee Ermey : Old Sheriff Pike Ned Beatty : Dexter Wilkins Noah Emmerich : Stan Blocker Rick James : Spanky Johnson Haskell V. Anderson III : Junkie

Lifelong (Original title: Life ) is an American comedy film directed by Ted Demme from 1999. The main roles were played by Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence .

action

Mississippi State Penitentiary

Ray Gibson and Claude Banks meet in a nightclub in Harlem in the 1930s. Since Claude cannot pay his bill, he is in trouble with the owner of the club and has to smuggle alcohol from Mississippi to New York together with Ray . But both are mistakenly arrested for a murder framed by the local sheriff and sentenced to life. In prison, they get to know many other inmates and try to escape in every possible way, but it does not succeed. This leads to a break between Ray and Claude several times, but also to a reconciliation. Only after 65 years does Claude develop the perfect escape plan and both men can escape unnoticed.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on April 16, 1999 that the comedy was "strange", "sentimental" and "funny". He praised the performances by Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, which would be very convincing. The characters of Rayford Gibson and Claude Banks can be liked.

Desson Howe commended the script and direction in the Washington Post April 16, 1999.

The lexicon of international films judged: “Superficial and uninspired comedy that reveals the tragic dimensions and socially critical approaches of the subject to the clichés of buddy movies and prison films. It is only thanks to the excellent make-up artist that the two main actors manage to arouse sympathy for a few moments. "

Awards

• Rick Baker was nominated for an Oscar in 2000 for makeup .
• The song Fortunate won the BMI Film & TV Award in 2000 and was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award .
• Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence were nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award in 2000.
• The film was nominated for the Image Award in 2000.

background

The shooting took place in California . Production costs were approximately 80 million US dollars . The film grossed $ 63.8 million in US cinemas.

Web links

• Life imprisonment in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Lebenslänglich at rotten tomatoes (English)
• Life sentence at Metacritic (English)
• Life sentence in the online film database
• Life sentence in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ^ Review by Roger Ebert
2. ^ Critique by Desson Howe
3. ↑ Life sentence. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 19, 2017 .  
4. ↑ Business Data for Life