Caught Up is a 1998 American crime

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-drama

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 film

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 written

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 and directed

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 by Darin Scott. The film stars Bokeem Woodbine

Bokeem Woodbine

Bokeem Woodbine is an American film and television actor.-Personal life:Woodbine was born in Harlem, New York to an actress mother. He attended the prestigious Dalton School in New York before transferring to the also prestigious LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in the city...

 and Cynda Williams

Cynda Williams

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.

Plot

Back in L.A. after serving time on drug charges, Daryl Allen (Bokeem Woodbine), who narrates, plans to open a nightclub, and a pal offers to bankroll the business. Daryl drives his buddy to the bank, unaware he's taking part in a robbery. He's sent back to the slammer for a long stretch, and during that period his girlfriend (Cynda Williams) marries. Released after five years, Daryl is unemployed when he meets Vanessa Dietrich (Williams), who gets him work as a limo driver. Vanessa and Daryl are targets of a hitman, and Vanessa tells Daryl she suspects her ex-lover Ahmad (Basil Wallace). What Daryl doesn't know about Ahmad and Vanessa may turn out to be his undoing.

Cast

• Bokeem Woodbine
  Bokeem Woodbine
  Bokeem Woodbine is an American film and television actor.-Personal life:Woodbine was born in Harlem, New York to an actress mother. He attended the prestigious Dalton School in New York before transferring to the also prestigious LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in the city...
  
   as Daryl
• Cynda Williams
  Cynda Williams
  Cynda Williams is an American television and film actress.-Early life:Born in Chicago, Illinois as Cynthia Williams, she was known by her birth name of Cindy Williams until she started her film career...
  
   as Trish Harlin/Vanessa
• Jason Carmichael as Rob
• Jeffrey Combs
  Jeffrey Combs
  Jeffrey Alan Combs is an American actor known for his horror film roles and his appearances playing a number of characters in the Star Trek franchise.-Early life:...
  
   as Security Guard
• Michael Clarke Duncan
  Michael Clarke Duncan
  Michael Clarke Duncan is an American actor, best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.- Early life :...
  
   as BB
• Shedric Hunter, Jr. as Jerome
• Marcus Johnson as Strap
• Joseph Lindsey
  Joseph Lindsey
  Joseph Lindsey is an American actor.-Theatrical acting:After an extensive career on the New York stage where he played such leading men as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, Joe Boneapart in Golden Boy, Hamlet in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and Iago in Othello, Joseph Lindsey earned wide...
  
   as Billy Grimm
• LL Cool J
  LL Cool J
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   as Roger
• Courtney McLean as Bob
• Jeris Poindexter
  Jeris Lee Poindexter
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   as Larry
• Clifton Powell
  Clifton Powell
  -Movie career:Powell is known for playing the role of Pinky in the 2000 comedy film, Next Friday and its 2002 sequel, Friday After Next. Powell stars also in the Indie thriller Chain Letter.In 2009 he played "Bowman" in the film Just Another Day...
  
   as Herbert/Frank Lowden
• Damon Saleem as Trip
• Snoop Doggy Dogg
  Snoop Dogg
  Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
  
   as Kool Kitty Kat
• Tony Todd
  Tony Todd
  Anthony T. "Tony" Todd is an American actor and movie producer, known for his height of 6'5", and deep voice. He is well known for playing the Candyman in the horror movie franchise of the same name, William Bludworth in Final Destination and for guest starring roles on numerous television...
  
   as Jake Samples
• Basil Wallace as Ahmad

Box office

The film opened in 713 theatres on February 27. Its opening weekend the film was able to gross $2,422,631, ranking number ten for the weekend box office. The following weekend, although opening in nine more theaters, the film was only able to pull in $1,024,103, dropping to sixteen in the ranks. By the end of its theatrical run, the film acquired a total of $6,754,958.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on February 24, 1998 by Noo Trybe/Virgin Records

Virgin Records

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. It peaked at #30 on the Billboard 200

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 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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.