Always Outnumbered

Always Outnumbered (also known as Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned) is a television film based on the novel Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by author Walter Mosley. It first aired on pay television channel HBO in 1998.

Always Outnumbered
Also known asAlways Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
GenreDrama
Based onAlways Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
by Walter Mosley
Written byWalter Mosley
Directed byMichael Apted
StarringLaurence Fishburne
Bill Cobbs
Natalie Cole
Laurie Metcalf
Bill Nunn
Cicely Tyson
Theme music composerMichael Franti
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersLaurence Fishburne
Walter Mosley
ProducersJeffrey Downer
Jonathon Ker
Jeanney Kim
Anne-Marie Mackay
Helen McCusker
Production locationLos Angeles
CinematographyJohn Bailey
EditorRick Shaine
Running time104 minutes
Production companyHBO
Release
Original networkHBO
Picture formatColor
Original release
  • March 21, 1998 (1998-03-21)

Plot

The film stars Laurence Fishburne as aging ex-con Socrates Fortlow, who after a long incarceration, is trying hard to make a new life and to accept the regrets of his past. Meanwhile, he meets a young boy named Darryl, who witnessed a boy murdered by a friend of his. He also has to deal with his best friend's deteriorating health and finding work.

Cast

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