In October 2000, Fishburne
made his directorial debut on “Once in the Life,” which
he also starred in and produced. His long list of film credits
also includes “Hoodlum,” “Searching for
Bobby Fischer,” “Just Cause,” “Bad
Company,” “Class Action,” “King of
New York,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3,” “Band
of the Hand,” “School Daze” and “The
Color Purple.”
On the small screen, Fishburne recently
starred in and executive produced the television movie “Miss Evers’ Boys,” for
which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie,
in addition to earning an Emmy nomination and winning an
Image Award for Best Actor. He had earlier won an Image Award
and garnered Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations
for his work in the HBO drama “The Tuskegee Airmen.” He
also won an Emmy Award for his guest appearance on the series “Tribeca.” Fishburne has also been honored for
his work on the stage. In 1992, he swept the Tony, Drama
Desk, Outer Critics Circle
and Theatre World Awards for his performance in the Broadway
production of August Wilson’s “Two Trains Running.”
DEREK LUKE (Kid) is currently receiving
critical and audience acclaim for his performance in the
title role of Denzel Washington’s “Antwone
Fisher.” Luke also garnered the National Board of Review
Award for Best Male Breakout Performance for his work in
the film, which marked his feature film debut. During the
casting process for “Antwone Fisher,” Luke's
determination and perseverance paid off when, as an employee
at the Sony Pictures gift shop, he caught the attention of
first-time director Denzel Washington and won the coveted
role from among hundreds of other young hopefuls.
A native of New Jersey, Luke had
come to California to pursue an acting career. Prior to “Antwone Fisher,” he
had been almost a complete unknown except for small guest
appearances on the television series “Moesha” and “The
King of Queens.”
Following “Biker Boyz,” Luke stars opposite
Katie Holmes in “Pieces of April,” for writer/director
Peter Hedges. In December of last year, he was also featured
in a series of Gap ads.
ORLANDO JONES (Soul Train) made his
feature film acting debut in Barry Levinson’s acclaimed drama “Liberty
Heights.” He most recently starred in the film “Drumline,” set
in the world of Black college marching bands.
“Biker Boyz” marks a reunion for Jones with
Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood, with whom
he worked as a writer on the sitcom “A Different World.”
His additional film credits include
the recent remake of “The
Time Machine,” Ivan Reitman’s sci-fi comedy “Evolution,” the
football-themed comedy “The Replacements,” “Office
Space,” “Say It Isn’t So” and “Double
Take.”
Starting this June, Jones will be
hosting his own late-night talk show on F/X. He began his
performing career as an original
cast member of the Fox sketch comedy series “Mad TV,” where
he spent two seasons.
KID ROCK (Dogg) is a hugely popular
rocker whose 1998 mega-hit, diamond certified album “Devil Without a Cause” spawned
several hit singles and videos, including “I Am the
Bullgod,” “Bawitdaba,” “Cowboy” and “Only
God Knows Why.” His most recent album, “Cocky,” is
another multi-platinum-selling CD for the artist, and features
the current multi-format smash hit duet with Sheryl Crow, “Picture,” as
well as “Forever” and “Lonely Road of Faith.”
In 2000, Rock released the multi-platinum
CD “The
History of Rock,” a compilation of previously unreleased
recordings, including the hit single “American Bad
Ass.”
As an actor, Rock previously appeared
in the comedy “Joe
Dirt,” starring David Spade.
DJIMON HOUNSOU (Motherland) received
a Golden Globe nomination and won an Image Award for his
portrayal of Cinque in Steven
Spielberg’s “Amistad,” which marked his
first feature film starring role. He went on to co-star with
Russell Crowe in the Oscar®-winning Best Picture “Gladiator.” He
most recently starred in “The Four Feathers,” and
includes among his other film credits “Deep Rising,” “Unlawful
Entry” and “Stargate.” On television, Hounsou
had a recurring role on the top-rated television series “ER.”
A native of Benin, West Africa, Hounsou
moved to Paris when he was 13. At the age of 22, he was
discovered by noted fashion
designer Thierry Mughler who enlisted him for several design
campaigns, as well as his book Thierry Mughler’s Photographs.
Hounsou was also one of the late Herb Ritts’ subjects
in the book Men and Women.
He was subsequently spotted by director
David Fincher who cast him in three music videos: Steve
Winwood’s “Roll
With It,” Madonna’s “Express Yourself” and
Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up.” He also appeared
in Janet Jackson’s video “Love Will Never Do
Without You.”
LISA BONET (Queenie) first came to
fame as one of the stars of the long-running hit comedy
series “The Cosby Show.” Bonet
starred as Cosby’s daughter Denise Huxtable, later
taking her role to the spin-off series “A Different
World.” She was most recently seen in the telefilm “Lathe
of Heaven.”
On the big screen, Bonet was seen
in Stephen Frears’ comedy “High
Fidelity,” starring John Cusack; Tony Scott’s
thriller “Enemy of the State,” with Will Smith
and Gene Hackman; and in Alan Parker’s “Angel
Heart,” with Robert De Niro.
Release Date: 27th June
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 111 mins
Distributor: UIP
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