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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Language, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 02/25/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 2 Genres: Crime, Musical Drama, Crime Drama See Also: Snipes [DVD/CD]

Music video director Richard Murray makes his feature debut with this hip-hop crime thriller about an ambitious kid caught in the shady underworld of the recording industry. Sam Jones III (Erik Triggs) is a wannabe rap artist working menial jobs at Ill Wax Records by day and sneaking into the studio and laying down some tracks by night. His activities have already attracted the welcome attention of Cheryl (Zo Saldana), a bodacious marketing executive. Meanwhile, the company's villainous president Bobby Starr (Dean Winters) is bullying rap phoneme Prolifik (Nelly) into doing his debut record Bobby's way. On the same night that Sam and his buddy Malik sneak into the studios, Prolifik and his master tapes are abducted and soon the prime suspect appears to be none other than Sam. With the wrathful Starr on his tail and the cops closing in, Sam is forced to find the crook responsible the crime and fast. This film played at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Sam Jones III - Erik
Zoe Saldana - Cheryl
Nelly - Prolifik/Clarence
Dean Winters - Bobby Starr
Rashaan Nall - Floyd

The urban crime/hip-hop film Snipes comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Stereo. There are no subtitles, but both soundtracks are closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director, a second commentary track recorded by the actors, interviews with the cast, deleted scenes, trailers, and clips from the St. Louis premiere of the film. This is a solid release from Columbia/TriStar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide