Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop

1h 29m 2000

Brief Synopsis

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A series of sketches adapted from acclaimed performance artist Danny Hoch's one-man show in which he performs nine urban characters. These include a junkie, a former crack baby who is now disabled, a prisoner with AIDS, a Puerto Rican dancer, a white boy who aspires to be a black rapper, and a priso

Cast & Crew

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Danny Hoch

Director

Danny Hoch

Andy; Bronks; Danny; Emcee Enuff; Flip; Gabriel; Peter; Sam; Victor

Susan Blommaert

Dr Lemmings

Lynn Schlansky Hoch

Gina Brooke

Pablo Herrera

Tourist

Film Details

Also Known As
Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop, Hospitals and Hip-Hop
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Kicked Down Productions
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Rikers' Island, New York City, New York, USA; Washington Square Park, New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

Synopsis

A series of sketches adapted from acclaimed performance artist Danny Hoch's one-man show in which he performs nine urban characters. These include a junkie, a former crack baby who is now disabled, a prisoner with AIDS, a Puerto Rican dancer, a white boy who aspires to be a black rapper, and a prison guard forced to see a therapist about his "anger issues."

Directors

Danny Hoch

Director

Mark Benjamin

Director

Cast

Danny Hoch

Andy; Bronks; Danny; Emcee Enuff; Flip; Gabriel; Peter; Sam; Victor

Susan Blommaert

Dr Lemmings

Lynn Schlansky Hoch

Gina Brooke

Pablo Herrera

Tourist

Hector Arias

Boz Malone

Crew

Garth Belcon

Producer

Mark Benjamin

Producer

Mark Benjamin

Director Of Photography

Blair Breard

Associate Producer

Rachel Chancey

Foley Editor

Sue Crystal

Casting

Dave Ellis

Production Designer

Robert Fernandez

Sound

Daniel Hank

Co-Producer

Danny Hoch

Play As Source Material ("Jails, Hospitals And Hip Hop")

Danny Hoch

Screenwriter

Jason Kaplan

Supervising Sound Editor

Brian A Kates

Editor

Brian A Kates

Music Editor

Brian A Kates

Coordinating Producer

William O'neil

Executive Producer

James Palumbo

Assistant Editor

Michael Skolnik

Executive Producer

Lisa West

Music Supervisor

Film Details

Also Known As
Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop, Hospitals and Hip-Hop
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Kicked Down Productions
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Rikers' Island, New York City, New York, USA; Washington Square Park, New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States August 2000

Released in United States Fall October 12, 2001

Released in United States November 2001

Released in United States September 2000

Shown at New York International Latino Film Festival May 31 - June 4, 2000.

Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City August 2-6, 2000.

Adaptation of Danny Hoch's 1998 one-man play "Jails, Hospitals and Hip Hop" which ran off-off Broadway as well as in Los Angeles.

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at New York International Latino Film Festival May 31 - June 4, 2000.)

Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City August 2-6, 2000.)

Released in United States September 2000 (Shown in New York City (BAM Rose Cinema) as part of the program "New York International Latino Film Festival: Best of the Fest" September 1-3, 2000.)

Released in United States Fall October 12, 2001

Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at AFI Fest 2001: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (American Directions) November 1-11, 2001.)

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