Panther
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mario Van Peebles
Mark Curry
Lahmard Tate
Kadeem Hardison
David King
Jenifer Lewis
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s, after the Black Panther movement for Self Defense had been formed in response to the harassment and violence being suffered by the black community at the hands of the police. Judge, a Viet Nam veteran, returns home to Oakland where the Black Panthers, led by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, have begun policing the police and monitering their activities. Judge's good friend Cy introduces him to Huey and the Black Panther credo which forever changes Judge's life. Taken into Huey's confidence, and pressured by the police to act as their informant, Judge raises the suspicions and animosity of fellow Panther Tyrone. The ensuing internal struggle is further exacerbated by the sudden overabundance of heroin available in the ghettos of Oakland, a solution tailored by the FBI in association with organized crime, to "neutralize" the black community and its leaders.
Director
Mario Van Peebles
Cast
Mark Curry
Lahmard Tate
Kadeem Hardison
David King
Jenifer Lewis
Bokeem Woodbine
Kahlil Nelson
Tim Loughrin
James Bigwood
Ann Weldon
D-knowledge
Jeffrey Carr
Anthony Griffith
Roberto L Santana
Charles Cooper
Christopher Michaels
Bobby Brown
John Harwood
John Knight
Yolanda Whitaker
Robbie Allen
Adam Powers
David Greenlee
Anthony Jones
Dwayne Wiggins
Tracy Costello
Beau Windham
Melvin Van Peebles
Robert Peters
Roger Guenveur Smith
William Brennan
Angela Bassett
Brian Turk
Erik Kohner
Doug Wright
Mario Van Peebles
Chris Tucker
Tony Beard
Gunnar Peterson
Preston L. Holmes
Elijah Baker
Timothy C Riley
Reginald Ballard
Jeris Lee Poindexter
Richard Dysart
Mark Buntzman
Vincent Lars
Ralph Ahn
Thayis Walsh
Sharrif Simmons
William Fuller
Jamie Zozzaro
James Russo
Eddie Anisko
Arthur Reed
Martin Bright
Courtney B. Vance
Steven Carl White
Bud Ortiz
John T Smith
Jerry Rubin
Steven M Gagnon
Wesley Jonathan
Joe Don Baker
Dick Gregory
John Gordon
James Legros
Emory Douglas
James Earley
Rob Rule
Brent Sincock
Dario Scardapane
Robert Culp
Chris Rock
John Snyder
Tyrin Turner
Jay Koch
M. Emmet Walsh
Manny Perry
Shanice Wilson
Marvin Young
Marcus Chong
Joseph Culp
Michael Wincott
Crew
Eddie Baken
Tim Bevan
William Buckley
Algric Leo Chaplin
Liza Chasin
H. H. Cooper
Jessica Bellone D'altavilla
Dane A. Davis
Kim Davis
Tyrone D Dixon
Maria C Dylan
Eric Fellner
Bruce Finn
David Footman
Jonathan Fuh
Diane Hammond
Beverly Hardigan
Bruce Robert Hill
Tracey Hinds
Jonathan Hodges
William Holdsworth
Patricia Ann Holmes
Preston L. Holmes
Richard Hoover
Robert Kensinger
Cliff Lane
J Tarika Lewis
Ted Long
Liz Ludwick
Christian Martinez
Mark Mcnair
Bob Minor
Chava Monjaraz
Salvador S Monsaraz
Tamara Murphy
Brent Owens
Edward J Pei
Jim Procanik
Kia B Puriefoy
Lillian Pyles
John G Raymer
Robi Reed-humes
Liz Ritchie
Angela Terry Robinson
Larry Robinson
Vince Rodriguez
Anthony Saenz
Adam Scher
Norman Scott
Paul A Simmons
James Sprattely
Graham Stumpf
Oliver Summers
Ula Taylor
Susumu Tokunow
Mario Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Earl Watson
Robert Zuckerman
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States August 1995
Released in United States on Video October 17, 1995
Released in United States Spring May 3, 1995
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 3-13, 1995.
Mario and Melvin Van Peebles previously collaborated together on "Identity Crisis" (USA/1989), a straight-to-video release written, produced and starring the former, and produced, directed and edited by the latter. In addition, Mario appeared in his father's landmark film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" (USA/1971), and Melvin appears in his son's "Posse" (USA/1993). The two also appeared onscreen together in "Jaws: The Revenge" (USA/1987) and the short-lived NBC series "Sonny Spoon" (1988).
Began shooting May 2, 1994.
Completed shooting June 22, 1994.
Tribeca Productions is Robert De Niro's production company.
The third feature for filmmaker Mario Van Peebles, following "New Jack City" (USA/1991) and "Posse" (USA/1993).
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.)
Released in United States Spring May 3, 1995
Released in United States August 1995 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 3-13, 1995.)
Released in United States on Video October 17, 1995
