Life

Life

  • Director: Ted Demme
  • Writer: Robert Ramsey,Matthew Stone
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: April 16, 1999
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Життя
  • "Life" is also translated as "Pride and Smile", a comedy released in 1999 by The United States of America. Directed by Ted Demi.
    The story takes place in the era of prohibition of alcohol in The United States of America. The pickpocket Ray (played by Eddie Murphy) and the prospective banker Crow (played by Martin Lawrence), who loves to gamble, are in a situation of chance. , Must deliver the bootleg wine for Spangi (Rick James).
    However, the two people who originally only went to Mississippi to buy wine were framed by the bad-hearted sheriff and were falsely accused of committing murder and sentenced to life imprisonment; Ray and Crow, who were innocently imprisoned, were originally quarreling opponents when they met. Enemy, they gradually cultivated a friendship of mutual dependence during the long and boring prison life. The common hope of the two people is that one day they can get out of this cage. Therefore, they have come up with countless strange escape plans, but also I spent more than sixty years in prison without knowing it...

    Details

    • Release date April 16, 1999
    • Filming locations Locke, Sacramento, California, USA
    • Production companies Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $80,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $64,016,268

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $20,414,775

    Gross worldwide

    $73,475,268

    Movie reviews

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    • By Micaela 2022-09-29 20:32:24

      Life is like a prison, but so what, as long as there is hope and fantasy

      The tragedy of the clown is the comedy of the audience. But the premise is that this tragedy will not be too real, not too in line with the logic of life, and will not make us think of ourselves.
      Can you imagine Zhang Yimou's "Alive" being told with clown-like black humor?
      There are many tragedies that make us want to laugh, even if it is really sad. This inexplicable confusion stems from the sense of absurdity. Tragedy will make people feel that life is meaningless, meaningless is...

    • By Mason 2022-09-29 19:09:26

      We are all old

      Behind the seeming joy is the lost life of Ray and Crowder.

      Lei usually lives on petty theft, and Claude is about to become a bank teller. The two strangers offended the boss in a bar. In order to save his life, Lei proposed to take Claude to the South and bring back the wine. , This was a violation of the prohibition order at the time, and it was an illegal act.

      They got the wine smoothly, but Lei Zuozuo's character made him lose the...

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    • By Okey 2023-09-06 23:10:20

      Sad life, comedy...

    • By Rico 2023-09-05 16:24:09

      The translation is wrong, it should be called "life imprisonment". ——The film of the two chatty superstars in their thirties, and there are many black stars in it, reflecting the bad situation of black Americans 80 years ago, with tears in...

    • By Emil 2023-08-21 15:53:40

      A completely different direction from the Shawshank...

    • By Novella 2023-08-05 05:10:18

      I think it's good?, a little moved and surprised in the...

    • By Dusty 2023-08-02 12:18:44

      The inequality of life is like this. Some people are promoted and rich by stepping on corpses and forty years of free labor, while others can only spend their lives in labor camps. It's a comedy, of course, but there's more unsung tragedy behind...

    Movie plot

    The United States of America in 1932 coincided with the longest and most devastating economic crisis in the country’s history. It was this crisis that caused 17 million industrial workers to lose their jobs. Ryan Gibson (Eddie Murphy) is also one of them, forced to livelihood Gibson reduced to a low-level pickpocket. One night, he came to the luxurious nightclub in Spanci to find his prey. If he could succeed, he would be able to...
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    Movie quotes

    • Claude Banks: Don't touch this car.

      Rayford Gibson: 'Cause I piss on the motherfucker. I ain't gonna touch it, I piss on it.

      Claude Banks: Why you got to say nasty shit, Ray?

      Rayford Gibson: 'Cause I'm a nasty motherfucker.

    • Rayford Gibson: [after being denied pie] Look, My Name's Ray Gibson I'm from New York. Let's talk Turkey, How much will it cost for you turn two of those whites-only pies into two nigger pies

      Billy's Mama: [cocks gun] How 'bout I turn y'all into Nigger pie?

    • Pokerface: [on a break; Ray and Claude have just come in] Either one of you new fellas know how to read?

      Rayford Gibson: I know how to read, why?

      Pokerface: I've been carrying this letter for four months now

      Claude Banks: You mean to tell me none of y'all can read?

      Willie Long: Last fella what could read made parole about, what, Christmas.

      Pokerface: [about his letter] I don't even know who this come from.

      Rayford Gibson: [takes the letter] Gimme that shit.

      [turns to old inmate sitting next to him]

      Rayford Gibson: You can't read?

      [old inmate replies "no"]

      Rayford Gibson: Almost sixty years old; motherfucker can't read. Here: look, it's from, it's from your mama's neighbor, Mrs. Tadwell, you know who that is, Mrs. Tadwell; she thought you ought to know that your second cousin Bo died, Bo died, and your, and your other cousin Sally on your daddy's side, she died. Oh, and apparently your sister died, too.

      Pokerface: Jenny?

      Rayford Gibson: No, it said Marlene here, Marlene died

      [reads on]

      Rayford Gibson: ... no no no, Marlene, Jen-Jenny, Jenny died, too, Jenny and Marlene both dead. Then it goes on for a while about how the crop didn't come in on account of the frost, she finished up, there's been a big tornado in which your mama and your daddy were both killed, but don't worry because she's gonna take care of the dog, that is if he gets over the worms; dog had worms.

      Pokerface: Appreciate it.

      Rayford Gibson: Yeah, well you know, any time I can help.