In Too Deep (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Rymer |
| Produced by | Paul Aaron Michael Henry Brown |
| Written by | Michael Henry Brown Paul Aaron |
| Starring | LL Cool J Omar Epps Nia Long |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
| Release date(s) | August 25, 1999 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7,000,000 (estimate) |
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In Too Deep is a 1999 crime-drama film, written by Michael Henry Brown and Paul Aaron, and directed by Michael Rymer. This film stars LL Cool J, Omar Epps and Nia Long.
[edit] Synopsis
In Too Deep is a story about Dwayne Gittens (LL Cool J) who is an underworld boss so powerful that his nickname is God. He controls of eighty percent of the drug traffic in Cincinnati, Ohio, controls many of his opponents through bribery or intimidation, and appears to be untouchable. A rookie police detective Jeffrey Cole (Omar Epps) is determined to be the man who brings down God's underworld empire. He goes undercover and assumes an identity that allows him to infiltrate God's organization. However, the longer Cole remains inside the underworld, the more he becomes a product of it.
[edit] Cast
- Omar Epps — Jeff Cole/J. Reid
- LL Cool J — Dwayne Gittens/God
- Nia Long — Myra
- Stanley Tucci — Preston D'Ambrosio
- Hill Harper — Breezy T.
- Jake Weber — Daniel Connelly
- Richard Brooks — Wesley
- David Patrick Kelly — Rick Scott
- Pam Grier — Det. Angela Wilson
- Veronica Webb — Pam
- Ron Canada — Dr. Bratton
- Robert LaSardo — Felipe Batista
- Gano Grills — Frisco
- Ivonne Coll — Mrs. Batista
- Don Harvey — Murphy
- Jermaine Dupri — Melvin
- Chris Collins — Lookout
- Guillermo Díaz — Miguel Batista
- Aunjanue Ellis — Denise
- Sticky Fingaz — Ozzie
- Michie Mee — Martha (as Michi Mi)
- Mya Harrison — Loretta
- Shyheim Franklin — Che
- Nas — Drug Dealer on Street Corner
