"Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s."
Keenen Ivory Wayans
as Jack Spade
Bernie Casey
as John Slade
Antonio Fargas
as Flyguy
Steve James
as Kung Fu Joe
Isaac Hayes
as Hammer
Jim Brown
as Slammer
Ja'net DuBois
as Ma Bell
Dawnn Lewis
as Cheryl
John Vernon
as Mr. Big
Clu Gulager
as Lt. Baker
Kadeem Hardison
as Willie
Damon Wayans
as Leonard
George James
as Bruno
Marc Figueroa
as Knuckles
David Alan Grier
as Newsman
Chris Rock
as Rib Joint Customer
Tony Cox
as Wayne Evans
Anne-Marie Johnson
as Cherry
Clarence Williams III
as Kalinga
Ariana Richards
as Little Girl
Shawn Wayans
as Pedestrian
Marlon Wayans
Kim Wayans
as Nightclub Singer
John Witherspoon
as Reverend
Robert Colbert
as Farrell
Marilyn Coleman
as Funeral Mourner
Jester Hairston
as Pop
Hawthorne James
as One Eyed Sam
Gary Owens
as Gary Owens
Eve Plumb
as Kalinga's Wife
Michael Goldfinger
as Sergeant
Homeselle Joy
as Mourner
Vickilyn Reynolds
as Sadie
Paul Motley
as Luther
Charles Cozart
as Anchorman
Brian Maguire
as Policeman
Ben Ryan Ganger
as Little Boy
Carl Craig
as Man in Love
Nancy Cheryll Davis
as Woman
Robin Harris
as Bartender at Sam's
Cullen G. Chambers
as Brothel Man
Terri Bivalacqua
as Brothel Woman
J.W. Alexander
as Inmate
Roy Fegan
as Dead Pimp
Howard Allen
as Coffee Shop Customer
Bee-Be Smith
as Coffee Shop Waitress
Bobby McGee
as Pimp
Dana Mackey
as Big Brim Bouncer
Lou B. Washington
as Big Brim Bartender
Bobby Mardis
as June Bug / Big Brim Pimp #1
Wren T. Brown
as Big Brim Pimp #2
Nadia Wayans
as Bar Patron
Joya Thorner
Yvonne Doggett
Barry Craig
María Díaz
Tom Wright
Eugene Robert Glazer
as Officer
Michael Conn
Finis Henderson III
as Player
Terry Christiano
as Bimbo
Liza Cruzat
Peter McCarthy
as Weasel
Bentley Kyle Evans
as Crowd Member
Richard McGregor
as Gang Member
Tommy Morgan Jr.
as Referee
Gerald Walker
as Man in Audience
Kojo Lewis
as Watchman
Danny Raghunath
Doran Reed
Jorga Caye
as Townsperson (uncredited)
Phil Fondacaro
as Evans Brother (uncredited)
David Lautrec
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Peggy Lipton
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Laini Thompson
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Robert Townsend
Director
Bob Minor
Stunts
Carol Eaton
Assistant Set Decoration
Michael Craig Adams
Carpenter
Tamara Rawitt
Co-Producer
Makeup Supervisor
Florence Franklin
Hairstylist
Andy Given
Unit Production Manager
Guy Smith
Assistant Hairstylist
Cathy Gesualdo
Second Assistant Director
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt
First Assistant Director
Stephanie Golden-Falcon
Art Department Assistant
Tim James
Set Painter
J. Kevin Swain
Second Second Assistant Director
Barbie Gotschall
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lori Tabak
Makeup Artist
Elizabeth Flaherty
Art Department Coordinator
Mark Fite
Susan L. Bertram
Assistant Property Master
Chris Hopkins
Assistant Art Director
Scott White
Edna Sheen
Assistant Makeup Artist
Tom Cortese
Set Dresser
Jason Cardwell
Special Props
Arnold Peterson
Robyn Reichek
Production Artist
Dane A. Davis
Supervising Sound Editor
Wayne Heitman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Brubaker
Wayne King
Arthur Jackson
Boom Operator
Darrell Giddens
Roger Stewart
G.W. Brown
Dialogue Editor
Tom Hammond
Foley Editor
Greg Jacobs
ADR Editor
Randy Vandegrift
Cheng-Sim Lim
Sculptor
Gene Serdena
Leadman
John Kwiatkowski
Joan Rowe
Foley
Alex Brown
James M. Halty
Irving E. Lewis
Dennis Madalone
Jan Marie Sessler
Rhonda Munzinger
Assistant Sound Editor
Kym Washington Longino
Frank Kostenko Jr.
Props
Jeanette Browning
Sound Recordist
Ray Stoddard
Mark Wilson
Swing
Todd Toon
Fred Cramer
Special Effects Coordinator
Ray Bickel
Gilbert B. Combs
Al Lee
Sharie Doolittle
Fritz Lieber
Karen Steward
Scenic Artist
Arlan Jay Vetter
John Lawson
Other
Kenny Endoso
Martha Atwell
Apprentice Sound Editor
Matthew Iadarola
Gary L. King
Special Effects Assistant
Ed Hamilton
Paul S. Power
Production Illustrator
Mark Larry
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Mello Alexandria
Gregg Dandridge
Norman Howell
David Zen Mansley
Greg McMickle
Property Master
Andrew Moore
Oliver L. Moss
Production Sound Mixer
Mathew 'Cory' Kroyer
Melvin Jones
Scott Williams
Jerry Trent
Eugene Collier
Kirk Elam
Mark Crawford
Grip
Tyann Means
Kimo Easterwood
Perry Nichols
Alan Oliney
Stunt Coordinator
George Posedal
Additional Camera
Amy C. Halpern
Electrician
Richard Miller
First Assistant Camera
Bufort McClerkins
John C. Meier
S.J. McGee
Robby Robinson
Kirk R. Gardner
Steadicam Operator
César Augusto González
Best Boy Electric
Boyd Olson
Rusty McClennon
Ric Wagner
Michelle Colbert
Bennie Moore
Eric Mansker
Sharon Schaffer
Adam Stern
Video Assist Operator
Shaun Madigan
Gaffer
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Jeff Charbonneau
Music Editor
Phillip Fisher
Musician
Gary Price
Clifford Strong
Ismael Araujo Jr.
Best Boy Grip
Brian Bellamy
Second Assistant Camera
Bruce Bellamy
Anthony C. Cornelius
Camera Loader
Ernie F. Orsatti
Tom Segal
Additional Photography
Dwayne McGee
Shirley Walker
Steve Grass
Mark Emery Moore
Dolly Grip
Gerard 'Gus' Williams
Carolyn Chen
Additional First Assistant Camera
Steve Jezewski
Darlene Jackson
Wardrobe Assistant
Martin Bosworth
Lighting Artist
Madeleine Swift
Editorial Production Assistant
Bob Gibson
Stephen Semel
Additional Editor
Location Manager
Tom West
Key Grip
Walter A. Kibby II
Ms. Melodie
Eddie Wolfl
Still Photographer
KRS-One
Kimberly Hardin
Casting Assistant
Teressa Longo
First Assistant Editor
King Cotton
D-Nice
Ceci
Assistant Costume Designer
Nancy Steiner
Carolina Beroza
Assistant Editor
Keith Parrish
Color Timer
Jim Daniels
Chris Dowd
Norwood Fisher
Charles M. Trotter
Tara McKinley
David Dyson
John Boudreaux
Kendall Jones
Luc G. Nicknair
Sharon Rosenberg
Wardrobe Supervisor
Earl West
Assistant Location Manager
Suzanne Hines
Scott Morris
Russ Regan
Music Consultant
Transportation Captain
Ron M. Field
Driver
Russell Clark
Choreographer
Belinda Ellis
Production Coordinator
Carole Little
Thanks
Brian Steagall
Transportation Coordinator
Marsha Koff
Production Controller
Angelo Moore
Allen Kupetsky
Production Assistant
J. Wesley Adams
Scott Hubacek
Linda Powell
Script Supervisor
Hedy Phil Balani
David Falicki
Craft Service
Kevin McCarthy
Thomas S. Lynch
Writer
Tom Richmond
Director of Photography
David Michael Frank
Original Music Composer
Edie Robinette-Petrachi
Set Decoration
Producer
Raymond Katz
Executive Producer
Jaki Brown
Casting
Catherine Hardwicke
Production Design
Eric Barrett
Eric L. Gold
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Michael R. Miller
Editor
Robi Reed
Melba Katzman Farquhar
Kathryn Peters