Gridlock'd

January. 29,1997      R
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.

Tupac Shakur as  Ezekiel 'Spoon' Whitmore
Tim Roth as  Alexander 'Stretch' Rawland
Thandiwe Newton as  Barbara 'Cookie' Cook
Charles Fleischer as  Mr. Woodson
Howard Hesseman as  Blind Man
Vondie Curtis-Hall as  D-Reper
John Sayles as  Cop #1
Lucy Liu as  Cee-cee
Bokeem Woodbine as  Mud (uncredited)
Kasi Lemmons as  Madonna

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