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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Western Violence Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 01/27/2004 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Action, Western, Revisionist Western, Feminist Film

It's Young Guns meets Set It Off in this hip-hop take on the time-tested revenge Western. In the placid frontier town of Flatridge, sisters Sally (Licia Shearer) and Rachel (Monica Calhoun) live in relative peace -- until a roving gang of gold-diggers tear up the burgh, looking for buried riches. In their wake, one of them kills Sally, much to the consternation of Rachel, who happens to have once been a member of an infamous, all-femme gang known as The Roses. With her sister six feet under the ground and the town going to hell under the rule of the marauding outlaws, Rachel leaves Flatridge to round up her former compadres, Kim (Stacey Dash), Ming Li (Marie Matiko), Chastity (Lil' Kim), and Marie (LisaRaye). The fivesome return to the lawless town to oust the bad guys once and for all. Gang of Roses premiered in limited theatrical release at the Magic Johnson Theater in Los Angeles before making its way to home video. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide

Monica Calhoun
Stacey Dash - Kim
LisaRaye
Marie Matiko
Lil' Kim - Chastity

Gang of Roses features a gang of African-American women who robbed banks and now are seeking vengeance on behalf of one of their sisters. The film arrives on DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. English and Spanish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This is a by-the-numbers release from Columbia/TriStar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide