Ex$pendable
4.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Frank E. Jackson, Jr. Country United States | 4.6/10 IMDb Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date October 14, 2008 (2008-10-14) Writer Sean Shurwil Langston, Julian Phillips, Julian Phillips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ex$pendable is a 2008 urban film written by Julian Phillips and Shurwill Langston, and produced by Sean Shurwil Langston and directed by Frank E. Jackson, Jr. It features an ensemble cast that includes Gary Sturgis, Taral Hicks, Omillio Sparks, Sundy Carter, William L. Johnson, Thuliso Dingwall, Gillie Da Kid, and Michael Blackson. This Philadelphia crime drama explores the world of snitches, rival gangs, policemen and corrupt city officials. The film was produced by Tough Struggle Entertainment and Outspoken Media. Ex$pendable was released on DVD in the United States by Maverick Entertainment Group.
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Plot
On the streets of Philadelphia, competing gangs try to gain control of their territories, but the government sponsored informant system is becoming a nuisance to their corrupt dealings. Raffy Omillio Sparks finds out the hard way that the ‘snitch-network’ has hit him where it hurts most, when he discovers his wife is actually a police informant! Now that the empire that he worked so hard to create is threatened, what will he choose...his love for his wife or his loyalty to the streets?
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Details
Ex$pendable was created from the story by Shurwil Langston of Tough-Struggle Entertainment, who hired freelance writer Julian Phillips (see IMDb and online website for credits), to write the screenplay. Phillips has screen credit on a number of small-budget features, and also numerous educational films and videos, and has also worked as a journalist.
References
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