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Gridlock'd [DVD] [1997]

Tupac Shakur , Tim Roth , Vondie Curtis-Hall    Suitable for 18 years and over   DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, Thandie Newton, Charles Fleischer, Howard Hesseman
  • Directors: Vondie Curtis-Hall
  • Writers: Vondie Curtis-Hall
  • Producers: Damian Jones, Erica Huggins, Michael Bennett, Paul Webster, Preston L. Holmes
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Uca Catalogue
  • DVD Release Date: 16 Feb 2004
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001E5T8I
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 7,576 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Heroin addicts Stretch (Tim Roth) and Spoon (Tupac Shakur) make a New Year's resolution to kick the habit after their friend and fellow band member Cookie goes into a coma. After stealing some money from crime figure D-Reper, they go to their dealer and find him murdered. Scavenging drugs and money, they go on the run and attempt to book into a detox clinic, all the while pursued by D-Reper and the police, who are investigating the dealer's death.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
With a decent plot and very little in the way of action, it is amazing that this film works so effectively. Basically a day-in-the-life tale following the misfortunes of two drug addicts, Spoon (Tim Roth) and Stretch (Tupac Shakur) as they desperately try to kick heroin habits and avoid the unfortunate attention of a local gangster.

The dialogue is quick and funny and the two leads are very impressive. Shakur is a true revelation and Roth does his usual swaggy/cool style even with his character's boundaries. The film tries to be moral at times, but due to the comedy - just isn't. With a great soundtrack and a live performance at the end from the rapper himself, Gridlock'd succeeds magnificently.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars An endearing, if not always profound, film 2 April 2003
Format:VHS Tape
A trio of small time musicians are forced into evaluating their lives after their dalliance with drugs turns into a disaster.
The trio of Cookie (Thandie Newton) - the group's vocalist, Spoon (Tupac Shakur), who plays double bass and is also on vocals and Stretch (Tim Roth), the band's keyboard player, are plunged into crisis in the film's opening sequence due to their substance abuse. In a dramatic beginning Cookie is comatose and in such a perilous physical condition that she literally has to be dragged to a hospital by Spoon and Stretch.
The action then focuses on the duo's somewhat half-hearted attempts to ease their dependence on drugs, while Cookie, we presume, makes a full recovery.
Stretch is seethingly sardonic about the seemingly endless layers of petty bureaucracy that the pair have to face to enter a drug rehabilitation programme, however neither he, nor Spoon have much time to mull over the many obstacles in their path after they rip off a local drug dealer who seeks deadly retribution.
The film flits between the past and the present using still photography to link between different scenes. We're taken from the smoke-filled jazz club where the triumvirate perform to the grimy, litter filled streets of Detroit as Stretch and Spoon fruitlessly attempt to get some help for their substance habits.
It's a relatively interesting affair, that although certainly not ground breaking nor necessarily insightful, has an endearing quality.
This is mainly due to the main protagonists, as Roth and Shakur occupy the screen for the majority of its running time and the latter's charisma filters into every shot, illuminating the drab locations that the duo prowl.
Shakur, as you would expect given that he was a rap artist, copes easily with the colourful colloquial language that peppers the script and although Roth's American accent does waver at times, he reprises some of the subdued fury he exhibited in his startling film debut, Made in Britain (1980).
There is a genuine camaraderie between Roth and Shakur, whose credible performance suggested that he was destined for larger acting roles. His untimely and extremely unfortunate death denied him the chance to fulfil the latent potential he also displayed in Juice (1992).
Ice Cube's cogent showing in the excellent Boyz N the Hood (1991) demonstrated that rappers were capable of making the transition to the big screen.
However aside from Eminem, who was entirely plausible as an actor in 8 Mile, no other microphone controller (MC) has made the meteoric leap into movies with any large degree of success.
Pretenders like DMX (Exit Wounds) and P Diddy (Monster's Ball) have made fairly egregious attempts to break into the turbulent waters of the Hollywood sea, however neither, it appears, will ever sail confidently in such hostile and unforgiving territory.
And in a way that makes Tupac's premature passing even more poignant.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
With a decent plot and very little in the way of action, it is amazing that this film works so effectively. Basically a day-in-the-life tale following the misfortunes of two drug addicts, Spoon (Tim Roth) and Stretch (Tupac Shakur) as they desperately try to kick heroin habits and avoid the unfortunate attention of a local gangster.

The dialogue is quick and funny, and the two leads are very impressive. Shakur is a true revelation and Roth does his usual swaggy/cool style even with his character's boundaries. The film tries to be moral at times, but due to the comedy - just isn't. With a great soundtrack and a live performance at the end from the rapper himself, Gridlock'd succeeds magnificently.

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5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
love it - love it - love it : great ) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Published 29 days ago by allan macdonald
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT AND VALUE FOR MONEY
Gridlock'd is a great film and stars tupac shakur and tim roth who are great actors in this film. a must buy worth every penny. Why buy from anywhere else thank you Amazon. 10/10
Published 2 months ago by Adeel
5.0 out of 5 stars i love it
something a bout it i just love .. . . . .. . . . .. . .. . .
Published 5 months ago by Adam Jouahri
5.0 out of 5 stars Gridlock'd
Arrived today and going to watch it now, love Tim Roth films, only a few more to collect, i love to own Captives starring Tim Roth but can't seem to get hold of a copy.
Published 12 months ago by Lorraine
5.0 out of 5 stars very entertaining film
gridlock'd was a very enjoyable film.

both main characters are very interesting.

the leading female actress Thandie Newton is ok/ average. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Bobby Klump
5.0 out of 5 stars tupac shakur & tim roth (genius)
One of tupacs and tim roths best films.

The story about a day in the life of two drug addicts trying to kick their habits while trying to avoid a drug dealer and getting... Read more
Published 18 months ago by 187
4.0 out of 5 stars good and gritty
Being a tu pak fan it was his performance i was looking for,he didnt let me down,plot a bit clumsy but realistic,a good watch..especialy the toilet scene with thandie and tim!
Published 18 months ago by mariapoet
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant film
I saw this years ago and was so impressed by it, i was over the moon to see it available in amazon...they have such an awesome stock of such a variety of items, including DVD's. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Michelle
4.0 out of 5 stars Cant beat the classics
This was purchased for a friend of mine as they have always kept saying they would like to watch it.

As any good friend who has seen it, I got the movie for them. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. Owen J. Simpson
4.0 out of 5 stars Clever, sharp and immensely funny.
When their friend Cookie {Thandie Newton} overdoses, Spoon {Tupac Shakur} and Stretch {Tim Roth} make the decision to kick their drug habits. Read more
Published on 19 May 2011 by Spike Owen
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