Once in the Life

Overview

Two estranged half-brothers, Billy and Torch, reconnect during a brief jail stay. 20/20 Mike concocts a scheme in which the two of them will steal dope from some young couriers. The heist goes wrong when Billy shoots the couriers dead. They hole up in an abandoned building, and 20/20 Mike seeks help from an old cell mate, Tony.

Directed by Laurence Fishburne

Top cast

Laurence Fishburne

20 / 20 Mike

Titus Welliver

Torch

Eamonn Walker

Tony

Annabella Sciorra

Maxine

Gregory Hines

Ruffhouse

Michael Paul Chan

Buddha

D

Dominic Chianese Jr.

Freddie Nine Lives

Justin Pierre Edmund

Little Mikey

Paul Calderon

Manny Rivera

Nick Chinlund

Mike Murphy

Wanda De Jesus

Jackie

Jim Breuer

Pizzaman

Tiger Chen Hu

Chino

S

Sue Costello

Kneeley

Madison Riley

Precious

E

Eric van Alstyne

Plainsclothes Cop (uncredited)

A

Andres Titus

Hector

Harsh Nayyar

Cab Driver

T

Timothy W. White

Little Billy

Huey Morgan

Carlos

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