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First Time Felon

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First Time Felon
Directed byCharles S. Dutton
Written byDaniel Therriault
Produced byLen Amato
Starring
CinematographyJeffrey Jur
Music byJoseph Vitarelli
Production
companies
Spring Creek Productions
HBO Films
Distributed byHBO
Release date
  • September 6, 1997 (1997-09-06)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

First Time Felon is a 1997 television film directed by Charles S. Dutton and starring Omar Epps.[1]

Plot

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A young inexperienced drug dealer and Vice Lords gang member, Greg Yance (Omar Epps), is arrested for drug possession in his hometown, Chicago. Because of Yance having five grams of drugs under his belt at the time of arrest, he is facing a five-year prison sentence with no parole for drug trafficking. Because it is his first offense, he is offered an alternate sentence of 120 days in an intensive boot camp.

Throughout the boot camp, an experienced drill sergeant, Sergeant Calhoun (Delroy Lindo), continues pressuring Yance to follow through with the camp. Sergeant Calhoun's brutal methods breed resentment in Yance and other inmates.[2]

Cast

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Filming Details

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Filmed in New York City, Green Cove Springs, Florida, and Jacksonville, Florida

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sandra Brennan (2007). "New York Times profile". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  2. ^ Yahoo! Movies profile
  3. ^ "Rotten Tomatoes movie profile". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
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