Rodney King (film)

Rodney King
Directed bySpike Lee
Written byRoger Guenveur Smith
Produced by
StarringRoger Guenveur Smith
Edited byRandy Wilkins
Music byMarc Anthony Thompson
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Rodney King is a 2017 American one-man show directed by Spike Lee and written by and starring Roger Guenveur Smith. The film is a one-man show where Roger Guenveur Smith does a multiplicity of voices, alternately taking and opposing Rodney King's side.[1][2][3][4]

Production[edit]

Roger Guenveur Smith researched and wrote/improvised the screenplay over the course of a few weeks.[3]

Cast[edit]

Release[edit]

It was released on April 28, 2017, on Netflix streaming.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (27 April 2017). "Rodney King review – Spike Lee's Netflix special is a bleakly poetic howl of rage". The Guardian. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rodney King Movie Review & Film Summary (2017)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "'Rodney King': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 May 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Netflix's 'Rodney King' has Spike Lee and his muse looking back". Los Angeles Times. 28 April 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Rodney King. Netflix.

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