Slam (1998)
Words make sense of a world that won't.
Raymond Joshua, a young black performance poet, is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge in a Washington, D.C. jail. Although the confining prison walls do little to shield him from danger, it is within those walls that Raymond establishes his identity, strength, and voice and meets a prison gang leader and a prison writing teacher, Lauren Bell. Bell inspires Raymond to use the power of creative expression to free himself from the struggles and demise of the Black male as another victim of the judicial system.
Rated
R
Year
1998
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
7 October 1998
TMDB
6.9 (26)
CineVerse
— (0)
Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
Saul Williams
Ray Joshua
Sonja Sohn
Lauren Bell
B
Bonz Malone
Hopha
L
Lawrence Wilson
Big Mike
Beau Sia
Jimmy Huang
A
Andre Taylor
China
M
Momolu Stewart
Bay (Jail Rapper)
R
Ron Jones
Do Wop Cop
R
Reamer Shedrick
Do Wop Cop
A
Allan E. Lucas
Chief C.O.
D
Dominic Chianese Jr.
Officer Dom
J
Jerome Goldman
Jail Class Poet 'Why'
D
DJ Renegade
Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'
L
Liza Jessie Peterson
Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'
T
Taylor Mali
Slam Poet 'Like'
B
Bob Holman
Slam MC
R
Rhozier T. Brown
Public Defender
R
Richard Stratton
Prosecutor
M
Marion Barry
Judge
W
Weusi Baraka
Weed Buyer
E
Eddie Black
Dodge City Crew
H
Harry Campbell
Dodge City Crew
R
Robert Philson
Dodge City Crew
D
Daniel M. Favors
Jail C.O.
J
Johnny Foye
Jail C.O.
J
Jesse Hicks
Command Center C.O.
C
Carolyn Morris
Hallway C.O.
L
Leonard A. Thompson Jr.
Bullpen Inmate
T
Todd Baker
Bullpen Inmate
J
Joseph A. Wilson
Poetry Class
T
Talib Watson
Thug Life Crew
Kevin Kennedy
Van Inmate
D
Donnell Robinson
Van Inmate
Reviews
If you liked Slam, you might also like…
89% matchAll Day and a Night
2020
88% matchThe Young One
1960
82% matchRogue Agent
2022
82% matchThe Unforgivable
2021
76% matchHands of Stone
2016
72% matchThe Trials of Cate McCall
2013
67% matchStrange Weather
2016
64% matchSalomé
2013
60% matchLorelei
2020
60% matchThe Lords of Discipline
1983
60% matchThe Secrets We Keep
2020
60% matchThe Ghoul
2017
60% matchThe Good Neighbor
2022
60% matchBattle of the Year
2013
60% matchConfirmation
2016
60% matchA Dry White Season
1989
60% matchI Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
60% matchThe Congress
2013
60% matchAaliyah: The Princess of R&B
2014
60% matchJungleland
2020
