The Sheriff (1971, starring Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Brenda Skyes, Moses Gunn)

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It's an anti-racist tale. The sheriff - Davis - makes an inquiry into a rape affair. And the rapist is a white man - Ross Martin himself, the mighty Wild Wild West Arthemus Gordon. His character is nearly as good as the one he had in EXPERIMENT IN TERROR. A nasty one. A f...racist you want to be punished. The study of characters is very good, and the acting too. *******************************************************************************************************
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[@jonathanmciver1823]

Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee were & still are Hollywood royalty. Two absolute beautiful legends. R.I.P. to the both of them. God Bless.

[@juancampos1635]

You know you boys been speeding. Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee a Class Act. They were made to be together in marriage, may they both rest in peace.

[@rebekah1362]

I absolutely LOVE the dedication of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee to their relationship. I adore seeing them together. On a different note, the teenage boy, Vance, irked my last nerve and the deputy's wife - I've got no words.

[@juancampos1635]

Look at our beautiful young black children back then so respectful.

[@lwmson]

Yep, so much so that a son calls his dad a "pig" cop. LOL

[@vwalker58]

Yes I wish the kids today would be more RESPECTFUL!!

[@ebogar42]

So fake. This is a movie.

[@RB4GOD]

They are still beautiful and respectful

[@woodwage7988]

I'm not black but l hope you my permit..I'm afraid we can say the same thing for all our children today...

[@CeadMileFailte-w3z]

Ossie Davis was not only a legend but also a WWII Vet. He enlisted in 1942 at Ft Benning and served in Liberia with the 25th Station Hospital, he was honorably discharged in 1945. While in the army he also wrote and performed for the troops entertaining them, a true class act.

[@jonathanmciver1823]

Great film. Ossie was a class act & a legend. So was Ruby Dee. They were a great original Hollywood couple. R.I.P. to the both of them. God Bless.

[@carolae.4014]

Excellent movie showing how times haven't changed much. The performances of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee were strong.

[@VivianWilson-ps3nb]

Wow I can't believe I didn't see it

[@isartoraplatz]

Times haven’t changed… It just sugar coated…. And neither have the People who are involved…

[@elviramcintosh9878]

An excellent story. A great reminder of the gains that liberty has bought for us at a high price. Respect. Admiration. Well done! Thanks for sharing.

[@isartoraplatz]

I have neighbors just like This woman its 2024 … To be honest, they’re 10 times worse than this woman.. times were actually better then😊

[@brendas.1374]

Great film! I really enjoyed it.

[@mr.tonyshiphopschool266]

It’s a shame that our progress has been reversed from this to reality show bullshit!!! Loved this movie!!! Thanks Mr Davis!!!

[@adrianjohnson1486]

I concur. You're absolutely right.

[@Webbgurl2000]

We are always going to have ups and downs, but I truly believe we’re still going forward.

[@lisafleming9603]

Here Hear!

[@SniffMyDeadwax]

They prefer the majority to be thick

[@umb2692]

This

[@AstralPixie]

I'm on an Ossie marathon: I'm Not Rappaport, 12 Angry Men, and Evening Shade. Next up, Ruby Dee in The Incident. Brenda Sykes (also from "Skin Game") was very pretty. Moses Gunn was "Carl" from Good Times. I recognize Kaz from lots of 70's tv shows.

[@QC_Zo]

This was a good movie, I've never seen this before. Kyle Johnson who played Vance also plays Newt in The Learning Tree which is one of my favorite movies.

[@phspalace1021]

Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, they sure don’t make em like them anymore. Thanks for sharing The Sheriff.

[@praveensurapaneni4272]

Thank you very much for the upload! A simple Simply Superb movie! A must watch for all! One of the best movies dealing with rape and racism I have watched to date. The dialogues are simple, yet weigh in tonnes!

[@ATL4LIFE2023]

Great movie. Now we have reality TV. Sad sad sad. Thank you for the upload🙋

[@keonjenkins1852]

This looks like a pilot for a potential series.

[@ralfvendingankernorsemenla18]

Yes, I did too. My friend pinksky ATL! To become something sad. and sad. But that's good. That there is some justice to. Also my friend ;-)

[@varshakaul9587]

back when movies had real men..

[@Justicealwaysmatters]

I really enjoyed this. I only came to see these actors toward the end of their careers so I started looking up old shows and moviesI have developed an appreciation for the movies that are older...the actors had to rely on skill and ability and not the technology that the performers rely on during our era.

[@andredupuis5461]

Right

[@adrianjohnson1486]

Which made the old movies a lot more interesting.

[@allenfreeland6494]

Something about movies in the old days that has great class and missed them.Nowadays there is too much high tech stuff ruining great talent.

[@darnelleechols8556]

Good movie. I don't think I've ever seen Ozzie Davis so young. Very explosive issues. Thanks for the upload.

[@lwmson]

Actually, he really wasn't young in this movie. Check out the movie "No Way Out." This was Sidney Poitier's first movie and Ozzie, a young man at the time like Sidney, played his brother in law.

[@Jones572]

I miss these old movies. Takes me back to my childhood. Great movie👍🏾

[@RichardDominguezTheMagicIsReal]

this was a really good movie, well written and acted, Ossie Davis is always a pleasure to watch, thanks for the upload

[@melvina628]

Yes, it really was. It is a slow burn, though. I had to be patient for the goodness. I have never seen Ossie play such a cool character.

[@janiceritchot9505]

That was good . I enjoyed all the characters . Worth watching ❤👍

[@darlenebattle2713]

This movie came out better than I thought. I'm not a Ross Martin fan, but when I saw he played the rapist character l didn't watch it for years. But tonight (9/5/22) I did and was wonderfully surprised. When he was found guilty and put in jail my heart fluttered. Usually those type of movies don't end.that way but this did and I applaud it.

[@jamielwendland7041]

Ossie was incapable of making a bad film and dear Ruby was only an added bonus.

[@mccoreyvinnie2220]

Ozzie Davis, Ruby Dee, nothing like class in a movie, loved every movie They Did together, need more couples like this in Hollywood and in black Hollywood 👍🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👍🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿 bring back good movies like this to the movie theater!💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@isartoraplatz]

Serpents come in many Forms even with smiling Faces 😃…great acting..

[@lwmson]

After watching this movie, I get the impression that it was a de facto pilot for a potential TV series. It appeared that it could have worked. Ozzie Davis was strong as the lead character and Ruby Dee would have been good in the supporting role. But I suppose that because it was 1971, network execs didn't think a show starring a black man and woman in a serious role would have caught on with America's TV audience. A shame because I think it would have become a hit.

[@alondathomas293]

joe: The '70s is when more and more black actors appeared not only on TV, but in starring roles in movies. Never heard of this one, wouldn't mind seeing it, though.

[@lwmson]

@@alondathomas293 That's true Kirk, but this film was released in the early 70's just at a time that blacks were starting to appear in starring roles on TV and when the blaxpliotation movie era began. But this was a DRAMATIC starring role for both Ozzie and Ruby. That said, I'm just speculating that TV execs didn't think the American viewing audience would accept and respect blacks in serious roles at that time. Yes, at that time Flip Wilson who had the number one show on TV with a comedy hour of that name, and Sanford & Son comedy sitcom was starting to become a hit, but this show with Ozzie was intense drama. Just speculation on my part.

@@lwmson you're not wrong ive seen several TV pilots starring blacks as doctors, lawyers, cops all turned down in the 70's and 80's because nobody thought a black in the leading would fly with white audiences

[@jeremyhodge6216]

I seen this once when I was very little I couldn't remember the name thanks for showing it 😉

[@narviawilliams2340]

🥀💐🥀I REMEMBER THE LATE OZZIE DAVIS🥀 AND HIS WIFE, THE LATE RUBY DEE🥀AND I REMEMBER THE LATE MOSES GUNN🥀💐

[@KingNez89]

My mom showed my this when i was like 5. I have always been inlove with 70s movies especially black exploitation. The black people in this movie are beautiful. Its sad these kids today wouldent even know what the hell im talking about if i brought up this movie and im only 29

[@lwmson]

This really wasn't a Blaxpolitation film, because those movies were aired in theaters. This just happened to be a quality TV movie, although it was rare at that time to star black actors.

[@ArchieThomas3seesea]

I heard a long time ago about it not being proper etiquette to eat with one's elbows on the table. This movie brought that back to my memory.

[@GyrlBlaque]

If a person hears a female getting raped and doesn't want to get involved and not calling 911, SHAME ON YOU

[@michaelcohen1855]

How close was the Gregory woman to Janet Wilder and Larry Walters? Wasn't she in her house? Was she 100 feet away? 150 feet? I wonder how clearly she could have heard what was being said, and how could she determine a rape was going on? Alma couldn't see what was going on. Perhaps you should be less judgmental and stop with the shame.

[@ziggyschumann5284]

Gyr..........IF A MAN SEES A WOMAN GETTING RAPED AND DOESN T DO ANYTHING, HE IS A COWARD AND NOT FIT TO WALK THE EARTH.......OM TAT SAT

[@raphaelandrews3617]

But this a racist town where you are either on one side or the other and in this case blacks are not your side if you are white. That is how racism works more often it is the women who are more racist then the men.

[@RichardDominguezTheMagicIsReal]

this is typical behavior for Americans, does anyone remember Kitty Genovese (March 13th, 1964) beaten and stabbed to death while 38 of her neighbors watched/ignored her cries for help, I agree "apathy" in the case of murder, should be a criminal offense

[@lwmson]

@@raphaelandrews3617 You're right. What it was about was that the deputy's wife was racist, and she felt that by saying what she heard she was siding with the wrong race.

[@rochellewarren6219]

💜CLASSIC~Thank u for posting♡

[@mancavetheater1240]

Once I noticed that ossie Davis was in the lead of a early 70's crime drama, I had to give it a look& to my assumption,I was pleased :-) performances in rowdy Harrington Gladiator and spike Lee Jungle fever branded me a fan of Davis work,it's theater captured by a lense,is the best way to describe his craft in my humble opinion. Davis shined,like polish dress shoes from Joe pesci in goodfellas!! The edit,the direction,the cast,crew& score worked as one in unity which oozes out from the screen. A extremely,smart written script with surreal& blunt dialogue that leaves you in repeat(i adore the line Jim Lucas gives where he tells his superior,"our perp is a quiet racist!!") Just that characters morals& ideas is a tailor made fit for more. This film relayed on performance& execution,because of the sharp& witted writing with score and edit,a thinking man would be satisfied with this finished product :-) definitely a gem in my humble opinion. I looked at this film as a poor man's version of In the Heat of the Night that is unappreciated!

[@lisafleming9603]

Agree with you on that, and I was certain Moses Gunn appeared in an episode of In the Heat of the Night, but there was no mention in his credits, I'll never know.

[@edgardagosto1917]

1971 great year for 8trsck tapes and television

[@darlenemariepatterson4445]

I love ossie Davis. I would love to see more of these kind of movies. They don't make them any more

[@crystalgrose]

This was great! Love Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. Legendary ♡♡

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Great Actor 👍 loved this programme as a child 👏

[@denisesaunders5473]

the black lady who was playing the victim was very beautiful

[@karena3217]

Brenda Sykes

[@daniellakocznur5709]

Yes!! She was. She was Gorgeous!!

[@angelahamlett8249]

June 2020 While quarantined due to COVID19, things have not changed much. R.I.P. George Floyd! ♡

[@kassha49]

Ozzie “You Know you boys been speeding “ 😂😂😂😂😂 The young man from the Learning Tree movie👍as Ozzie’s son.

[@jeannetteacrowder7106]

This was a outstanding movie.

[@demetriusdion286]

Hollywood and TV could have been so much better if racism didn't exist, we could had Bruce Lee staring in Kung Fun and Ozzie Davis and Ruby Dee starring in their own series The Sheriff.

[@vwalker58]

The black guy played by Kyle Johnson in The Learning Tree which was great!👊

[@anthonyk092]

Brenda Sykes was Married to Gil Scott-Heron

[@lwmson]

She also dated JIm Brown.

[@tommyeseniaturner928]

I went to Audubon junior high. School with Brenda Sykes real soft spoken,

[@esseen100]

@@tommyeseniaturner928 Added to her beauty.

[@blackgirlbetter]

Jones Jim brown beat her up

[@coachrobinson9958]

@@tommyeseniaturner928 you are just as beautiful as Sykes. It must be something in the water! 😘

[@rockaway2k]

Why, oh why couldn’t Ross Martin have acted in The Godfather & Roots?? My God, he would’ve torn ANY part up given to him in either movie/miniseries!! I know...his 1969 heart attack scared off producers from giving him prominent roles.

[@darylcjackson]

I forgot what a good actor Ossie Davis was.

[@cynthiabarnes9051]

I grew up watching ossie Davis. That when it was a. Pleasure to watch tv.

[@thomasgriffin5466]

Im white and dont understand why we cannot have sheriff that are honest like this today?

[@davidj7523]

Thomas Griffin instead of a sheriff like the late great Ossie Davis here we got to deal with Sheriff Clarke out of Minnesota 😒

[@stevenhall9349]

Thomas Griffin probably because people don't go vote they just bitch

[@sheriffhoyle4108]

you can, it is up to you

[@lwmson]

Because this is Hollywood, and you live in reality.

[@daniellakocznur5709]

You got that right!

[@karluslamark9321]

The young man who played in The Learning Tree is Kyle Johnson and his mom is Nichelle Nichols on StarTrek.

[@playsbass1969]

newt winger ben sheriff

[@sunflowerpwr.8821]

I thought I recognized him from the learning tree. but didn't know he was Nichelle Nichols son ... he is so handsome and well spoken...thank you

[@lwmson]

@@sunflowerpwr.8821 But not very good on acting, which was why you probably didn't see him in many other movies after this.

[@melvina628]

@@sunflowerpwr.8821 You're very articulate.

[@mikethomas5231]

@@melvina628 😒😑😑.

[@terriecotham1567]

thanks for posting good movie and shows thier's good and bad people in all parts of life and that people can change at times- and it can be hard to look outside a box were you have been rase a certain way -

[@sallysharp4126]

Loved This. Too bad it was not made into a Series.

[@SagesseNoir]

I guess in the early 1970s a black sheriff would have been rare. The 1960s was just barely passed things hadn't had much time to change.

[@reitzcollings1024]

To my knowledge, because I experienced it, Macon county Alabama had the first Black sheriff. 1968, named Luscious. Black mayor too named Johnny Ford arrived in 1968 accompanied by his white wife. Matter of fact he's still mayor today. How could that happen? Black town, Black HBCU and Black schools and businesses. 1968 was EVERYTHING!! Hippies, music and love. We didn't have time for hate. Most who came out of that town and went on to to become very successful people known around the world. Quite a few scientists and engineers as well. When intergration came through, they sent about 3 White kids to our high school because we had a choice as whether to bus to White schools. We had a few Black students whose parents bussed them out but we had 3 pretty great schools and all Black teachers who also taught us Black history, so we liked things just the way they were. The new kids seemed surprised that we didn't think anything different of them. Just ordinary kids as far as we were concerned. Yes there was KKK incidents in surrounding towns especially at night but ours seemed safer to me as a kid. I miss that time. Most special period in my life and memories will always make me smile. And now, here in 2020, we are going through more racism than I ever experienced in the south. I don't think America will recover from this evil and we will never surrender to those that wish us harm. Never again.

[@reitzcollings1024]

Correction, not the first...there were Black sheriffs in Black towns after Reconstruction in the 1870tys. Also in Tulsa Louisiana in the early 1900s when Black folks became so prosperous it became known as "Black Wall Street". The Whites became envious and burned it down.

[@jimboniface7202]

great movie. Though so sad what the young couple had to go through

[@Nikole428]

The young couple told the truth but that rapist sat there and told 10 lies in 2 minutes. Smh

[@faithfulsaviour1207]

Thanks for uploading this great 🎥. Date 2/19\20 Thursday Time 3;17am

[@jazztime6442]

Ossis Davis and his wife are from Cleve.ohio...thy used perform and run the ..Karamu playhouse...both fine actors!

[@johnsmithe9163]

darn shame it was not made into a t.v. series as it would have been great for the day and times it was made in

[@letradavis650]

"I ain't never touched you a day in your life but sometimes it takes more than talk!" "Sheriff, NO!" (SLAP) "He's got to learn!" (DOUBLE SLAP)

[@FreeMoviesMusic]

The Sheriff is a good made for TV movie, with a great cast. Ossie Davis as the sheriff keeps things together, while his son and the father of the rape victim both flip out. Ross Martin, two years out of The Wild Wild West, is the rapist and a slimy character. The wife of the deputy played by Linda Day George does not want to get involved, but finally realizes her testimony will be the only thing that puts the rapist away. The Shreiff was well made and a believable story.

[@lwmson]

I remember seeing this movie when it first aired. Back in the 70's ABC would air its "Movie of the Week" and this was one of their better films. Also, the movie was a good pilot for a TV series. They should have made it such.

[@MoniqueWilson-z7j]

I love this movie great acting everyone is so sincere and passionate

[@jeannevoneuw2167]

"Well, we stopped Rommel." How many High School or College grads would even have the slightest idea what he meant by that?

[@adrianjohnson1486]

Few, if any.

[@lwmson]

Those who studied WW2 history would know.

[@joespitler3929]

Damn Brenda Sykes was beautiful

[@genethanthonyneff]

She was gorgeous

[@manoleo1]

im white 21 years old what a great movie! rapest, criminals killer ect comes in all skin colors we are all humans, whomever crimes should pay by the law,

[@queenbutterfly1804]

Jacob Baez Hello color no creed affliction is just that

[@eleasefox1053]

So true

[@mikethomas5231]

@@queenbutterfly1804 Indeed.👍👍👍👍🍇.

[@queenbutterfly1804]

Mike Thomas Wow I'm such a movie buff especially the trowback music Enjoy your blessed day sweetie Lol how can I tell if some subscribe 😄

[@robertwilson214]

I dont think this films ever been on tv here in uk. Fast paced,great dynamic between characters. The villain specialised at playing scumbags,and was also tied in knots by columbo!

[@coachrobinson9958]

Nothing less than a Black cinematic masterpiece! 😊

[@liberacemurphy3169]

Dayum! Brenda Sykes was a dime piece.

[@omarmontgomery6014]

The sheriff was a summer replacement for mod squad in 1971

[@jmccracken1963]

It was actually a "one and done" TV movie - though it does have the feel of being a pilot film for a proposed new TV series. (ABC must have been running such films in "Mod Squad"'s time slot - and one other show, besides - during the summer of 1971.)

[@antonybrown432]

Excellent movie 1971 I was 8 years old living in St Louis

[@janiceharley9051]

Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee went through a lot thanks to them we learned a lot Janice Harley

[@the4cqueen148]

Ossie & Ruby were a striking couple. I love the part where slaps the black activism out of his stepson.

[@PoloNius67]

this flick was patterned after a 1970 film starring Jim Brown called tick, tick, tick!

[@andredupuis5461]

I thought that too.

[@mikethomas5231]

Pasha Durr: That was a good one too.

[@lwmson]

After the ambulance takes the girl to the hospital, the sheriff asks Cliff "Where do you keep your drinking whiskey?" Cliff's reply. "In the house." (18:32) "Drinking whiskey"? ... as opposed to what other type of whiskey? Wouldn't it also be a forgone conclusion that he would keep his liquor in the house?

[@lees8389]

Perhaps just another play on the term " the good stuff, expensive stuff" as opposed to the cheap stuff and he needed him to sit and calm down instead of racing out and killing the fellow. Also he could have been saying no moonshine, get the Jameson.

[@lwmson]

@@lees8389 makes sense. Thank for the explanation.

[@Sameoldfitup]

“What strange places our lives can carry us to, what dark passages.” Justin Cronin.

[@josephwilliams3rd658]

🚶🎓🆚🙏

[@omarmontgomery6014]

Kyle Johnson just finished the learning tree two years before

[@mariemoore6406]

Omar Montgomery ....loved that movie..

[@lwmson]

He wasn't a very good actor. He didn't emote his lines very well.

[@lwmson]

To me he doesn't sound natural when he delivers his lines. Just my opinion.

[@roxannesantoro7503]

Nichelle Nichols, son Kyle Johnson.

[@roxannesantoro7503]

@@lwmson He sucked!

[@marcusjustice6165]

1971 The Sheriff Starring the Late Ossie Davis 1917 to 2005 and Ruby Dee 1922 to 2014. Made after Ossie Davis Directed the Action Comedy 1970 Cotton Come to Harlem starring the Late Godfrey Cambridge 1933 to 1976 Raymond St. Jacques 1930 to 1990 and Calvin Lockhart.1934 to 2007. In 1972, Mrs. Ruby Dee co starred in the western Buck And The Preacher Directed and Starring Sir Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte.

[@lwmson]

The DA played Jack Woltz in The Godfather, the guy who had the horsehead put in is bed.

[@kennethmccall4185]

Yep that's him

[@danieljackson8118]

I can't find the soundtrack to this movie anywhere. Can someone please tell me the name and artist of the song starting at 10:42?

[@davidj7523]

Artemis Gordon from wild wild west. And Micah from Rifle man. Not a bad film

[@bdavis4075]

David J : " I 'knew' that was Artemis. His demeanor kinda threw me off, except when the sheriffs first his job questioning him. When they left and he went near the door, that look gave him away.

[@Webbgurl2000]

The young man who played the son is Nichelle Uhura Nichols son. I believe his first movie was “The Learning Tree.”

[@coreyoden2866]

Brenda Sykes was SO BEAUTIFUL!💜🌹💙🌺💛🌻

[@Ni1234ckA]

BLACK SHERIFF IN THE 70'S was this then possible?

[@SHAMIWANAH08]

February 16, 1970. Robert Ankony. Tried posting a picture, wasn't able.

[@Ni1234ckA]

THX MADAM

[@jmccracken1963]

Jim Brown as Jimmy Parks in "...tick...tick...tick..." in 1970. Very good feature film.

[@andredupuis5461]

Looks like California it would have been.

[@mikethomas5231]

Ni1234ckA: Does that bother you?!! 😑😑😑.

[@maxisdownbytheriver]

Excellent!

[@PoloNius67]

ossie had to take the kid back to the "learning tree", I see.

[@melvina628]

He always forgets his pick, too.

[@bcade74621]

they should have made a sequel.

[@lwmson]

Actually, it would have made a great TV series.

[@malachimaxxel]

a surprisingly great movie acting was great all around it still reflects the time of today..

[@wsegen]

IMO, this is a fine film. It would be nice if somebody uploaded it in high (er) definition. thanks.

[@curiousrelic]

I enjoyed this movie.

[@tboards71]

Little known fact, Ossie and Ruby were swingers, but only stopped because of the AIDS epidemic. I STILL have love and respect for them though. 😎

[@isartoraplatz]

Then why say it at all? Were you with them When they were swinging?

[@jameswilliams5996]

Life is a double edged sword its up to you to choose one side or the other

[@kelvintorrence5994]

excellent movie, isnt that jenny from the jeffersons, all great stars

[@florences2153]

Great movie and I appreciate the justice.

[@richardprior5139]

Yep--armored car built like a tank with tires that can be shot out, sounds logical to me...

[@kevingrant4491]

Good movie.....I can see all the damage that hip hop / thug culture has done to black people. .......thanks

[@tracyclark573]

yes ,,not to mention all the WHITE MAN LIES..being forced fed to black Americans,,,from the interpretation of the Bible to eygtians were all white folk...... lol... systematic lieing on and thru history.....

[@user-cb2zf3nh1z]

Finally, the white lady does the right thing. When people see wrong doings like this, you always hear: well, I I/we just don't want to get into it. That's a pity. We ALL need to stand for what is right, what is just, PERIOD!! Glad to see justice did prevail!! Good movie!

[@anthonybriones2006]

the confession

[@anthonybriones2006]

6

[@glendas1433]

what a shame

[@Nightshift10000]

Starsky & Hutch, Small Country Town Edition

[@badmoodkiddtv]

Is it me or does the Sheriff looks like the battle rapper dna ? Lmaooo

[@fergaloneill3668]

Class film good acting

[@cosmokramer1987]

Too bad it wasn't made a TV show.

[@raphaelandrews3617]

O like Ossie Davies but the back ground music is awful, it makes you think animals in wide open paries and not a serious police drama. This makes the subject appear more like comedy that police a serious crime drama dealing with issues that are relevant toady about rape and racism.

[@danielmuhammad1707]

I remember seeing this movie back in 2002 on cable

[@dianadoos6120]

excellent excellent excellent film

[@varshakaul9587]

a really nice movie..

[@blasianluvschocolate397]

Ossie spoke to mrs.gregory and her nasty azz too good to say hello..

[@ArchieThomas3seesea]

I used to see in movies guys would say their name was John Smith(alias).