Butter (1998 film)
| Butter | |
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| Directed by | Peter Gathings Bunche |
| Produced by | Paul Hertzberg |
| Written by | Peter Gathings Bunche |
| Starring |
Ernie Hudson Nia Long Donnie Wahlberg Tony Todd |
| Music by | Joseph Williams |
| Cinematography | Nancy Schreiber |
| Edited by | Daniel Duncan |
| Distributed by |
HBO Films Artisan Entertainment |
Release dates | 1998 |
Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
Butter is a 1998 action film starring Ernie Hudson, Nia Long, Tony Todd and Donnie Wahlberg. It originally premiered on HBO as an HBO Original Film, but was later released to video by Artisan Entertainment as Never 2 Big.
The film follows corrupt record company executives who kill a singing sensation with a drug overdose rather than letting her leave their label and join another company. They then frame her foster brother for the murder forcing him to go on the run and to try to get the goods on the real killers.
Cast
- Shemar Moore as Freddy Roland
- Ernie Hudson as Curtis "8-Ball" Harris
- Nia Long as Carmen Jones
- Donnie Wahlberg as Rick Damon
- Tony Todd as Benzo Al
- Tom "Tiny" Lister as House
- Terrence Howard as Dexter Banks
- Donald Faison as Khaleed
- Salli Richardson as Blusette Ford
- Badja Djola as Roscoe
- Sam Phillips as Dina
- Ernie Hudson Jr. as Marcus
Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | March 31, 1998 |
| Recorded | 1997-1998 |
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B |
| Label | Relativity |
| Producer | Kay Gee, DJ Paul, Juicy J, The Beatnuts, E-A-Ski, CMT |
The soundtrack to the film was released on March 31, 1998, through Relativity Records and consisted of hip hop and R&B music.
Track listing
- "Work"- 3:21 (Naughty by Nature, Mag & Castro)
- "Butta"- 3:48 (E-A-Ski)
- "Smiling Faces Sometimes"- 4:47 (Polyester Playaz)
- "Triple Six Klubhouse"- 2:44 (Lord Infamous)
- "M.O.B."- 4:06 (Hussein Fatal)
- "Broken Down"- 4:27 (Vincent Brantley)
- "No Ways Tired"- 4:54 (Nancey Jackson)
- "Pain"- 6:14 (Ohio Players)
- "Big Boy"- 3:31 (Indo G)
- "Sorry But It's Over Now"- 4:23 (Michelle Mitchell)
- "Hit 'Em"- 3:53 (Three 6 Mafia)
- "Off the Books"- 3:03 (The Beatnuts, Cuban Link & Big Punisher)
- "Superhero"- 4:22 (Christopher Williams)
External links
- Butter at the Internet Movie Database