A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son, this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets.
Practical Effects
Real riders doing real stunts—no CGI green-screen nonsense
Acting
Fishburne's quiet authority vs. Derek Luke's explosive ambition
Director
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Laurence Fishburne
Smoke
Derek Luke
Kid
Orlando Jones
Soul Train
Djimon Hounsou
Motherland
Meagan Good
Tina
Lisa Bonet
Queenie
Kid Rock
Dogg
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Half & Half
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Anita
Brendan Fehr
Stuntman
Larenz Tate
Wood
Terrence Howard
Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Rick Gonzalez
Primo
Dante Basco
Philly
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a 2000 New Times LA article about real Black motorcycle clubs, with cast members consulting actual 'King of Cali' club riders.
This film arrived between The Fast and the Furious and Tokyo Drift, when studios briefly believed street racing culture could support infinite spinoffs. They were wrong, but what a moment.
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