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Spike Lee presents: what if woke Twitter had a kidnapping division in '94?
TMDB
35
IMDb
50
Rotten Tomatoes
17
Audience Score
45
Google
86
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Drop Squad (1994)

agitprop chaos90s time capsuleuncomfortably relevant

Overview

ComedyDrama

Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage. Spike Lee is the Executive Producer.

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Content warning
political satireadvertisingsocial activism
racial authenticity as performanceradicalization vs. assimilationwho owns Black identitysatire as failed provocation

Standout Aspects

Acting

Ving Rhames commits harder than the script deserves.

Direction

David C. Johnson swings for Do the Right Thing energy, mostly misses.

Best for:Solo: So you can pause and scream at the screen privately.·Friends: With someone who won't judge your 'is this genius or garbage?' spiral.·Rewatch: To track how badly it aged versus how badly it predicted.
Heads up:Violence: Kidnapping, psychological torture presented as righteous.
D

Director

David C. Johnson

ReleasedOct 28, 1994
Runtime1h 26m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Budget$200K·Revenue$734.7K
Gramercy Pictures
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Top Cast

Eriq La Salle

Eriq La Salle

Bruford Jamison Jr

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Rocky Seavers

Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

Garvey

Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

June Vanderpool

Leonard L. Thomas

Leonard L. Thomas

XB

Eric Payne

Eric Payne

Stokely

Crystal R. Fox

Crystal R. Fox

Zora

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Mali

Michael Ralph

Michael Ralph

Trevor

Billy 'Sly' Williams

Billy 'Sly' Williams

Huey

Kim Hawthorne

Kim Hawthorne

Harriet

Afemo Omilami

Afemo Omilami

Berl (Flip) Mangum

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Aunt Tilly

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Spike Lee distanced himself post-release, reportedly unhappy with the final cut's muddled politics.

Trivia

Eriq La Salle filmed this between ER seasons; his hair alone deserves its own credit.

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