First Time Felon (1997)

There's his way or the hard way. One guard. One inmate. One chance for redemption.

Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years in jail or a couple of months in boot camp. He chooses boot camp and finds out it is tougher than he thought it would be. He braves it through and comes home a better man. He then has to deal with the real world, and never gives up no matter what the odds.

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Cast

	Omar Epps	As: Greg Yance
	Delroy Lindo	As: Calhoun
	Rachel Ticotin	As: McBride
	Treach	As: Tyrone (as Treach)
	Justin Pierce	As: Eddie

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Tagline:	There's his way or the hard way. One guard. One inmate. One chance for redemption.
Certification:	R

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 06 September 1997

Country: US

Runtime: 110m

Company Credits

Company: Spring Creek Pictures, HBO

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Cast

	Omar Epps	Greg Yance
	Delroy Lindo	Calhoun
	Rachel Ticotin	McBride
	Treach	Tyrone (as Treach)
	Justin Pierce	Eddie
	Lucinda Jenney	Sharon
	Robin Michelle McClamb	Greg's Mother (as Robin Vaughn)
	Tom Nowicki	Hogan
	Sandra 'Pepa' Denton	Laverne
	Jo D. Jonz	Pookie
	Badja Djola	Disciple Leader
	William Forsythe	Sorley
	Kristen Jones	Crystal
	Byron Altman	Pookie's Killer
	Ed Grady	Johnny the Farmer
	Deborah Hobart	Annie Hill
	Gary Anthony Williams	Wallace
	Sahr Ngaujah	Smiling Inmate (as Michael Ngaujah)
	Johnell Gainey	Nine
	Patricia Clay	Nurse
	K. Addison Young	Wolf
	Roger Ranney	Guardsman Jones
	Tom Kouchalakos	Public Defender
	Derrick L. McMillon	Disciple Rep (as Derrick McMillon)
	Tommy Hollis	Judge
	Lou Walker	Hotel Manager
	Dennis Neal	Prison Guard #1
	Drew Palmer	Prison Guard #2
	Lee Perkins	Prison Guard #3
	Dottie Healy	Employment Agent #1
	Susan Rogers Peters	Employment Agent #2
	Jade Jenise Dixon	Girlfriend
	Stephen Fulton	Homeboy Satan
	Kevin Sibley	Homeboy
	Greg Yance	Drag Racer
	Gina Bolton	Waitress
	Terry L. Fields	Teacher
	Marcus Barrington	Latroy
	Gabie Chaves	Girl with Corn Rows
	Elizabeth Fendrick	Mother in Truck Leaving Town
	Aquarius Jefferson	Boot Camp
	Xavier Hayes	Boot Camp
	Mark Lee	Boot Camp
	Henry Porter	Boot Camp
	Rhynell Brumfield	Boot Camp
	Eli T. Peña	Boot Camp
	Will Alston	Boot Camp
	Greg Davis Jr.	Actor (as Gregory D. Davis II)
	Dohn Norwood	James
	Charles S. Dutton	Inmate (uncredited)
	Rahman Johnson	Homeboy (uncredited)
	Max Kohnke	Man in welfare line (uncredited)
	Clifton Powell	King (uncredited)
	Michael Wayne Thomas	Greg's Neighbor (uncredited)