cast
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Laurence Fishburne
Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap
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Giancarlo Esposito
Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
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Tisha Campbell
Jane Toussaint
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Ossie Davis
Coach Odom
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Joe Seneca
President Harold McPherson
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Art Evans
Cedar Cloud
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Ellen Holly
Odrie McPherson
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Bill Nunn
Grady
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Spike Lee
Darrell 'Half-Pint' Dunlap
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Kyme
Rachel Meadows
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Joie Lee
Lizzie Life
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Samuel L. Jackson
Leeds
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Jasmine Guy
Dina
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Cassi Davis
Paula
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Gregg Burge
Virgil Cloyd
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Kasi Lemmons
Perry
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Branford Marsalis
Jordan
- James Bond III Monroe
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Roger Guenveur Smith
Gammite Yoda
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Kadeem Hardison
Edge
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Eric Payne
Booker T.
- Anthony Thompkins Doo-Doo Breath
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Guy Killum
Double Rubber
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Dominic Hoffman
Mustafa
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Kirk Taylor
Sir Nose
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Kevin Rock
Mussolini
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Erik Dellums
Slim Daddy
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Darryl M. Bell
X-Ray Vision
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Rusty Cundieff
Chucky
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Cylk Cozart
Dr. Feelgood
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Leonard L. Thomas
General George Patton
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Alva Rogers
Doris Witherspoon
- Delphine T. Mantz Delphine
- Terri Lynette Whitlow Terri
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Tanya Lynne Lee
Tanya
- Jacquelyn Bird Jacquelyn
- Traci Tracey Traci
- Sharon Ferrol-Young Sharon
- Laurnea Wilkerson Laurnea
- Stephanie Clark Stephanie
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Eartha Robinson
Eartha
- Angela Ali Velda
- Jhoe Breedlove Kim
- Paula Jean Brown Miriam
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Tyra Ferrell
Tasha
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Karen Owens
Deirdre
- Michelle Whitney-Morrison Vivian
- Greta Martin Greta
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Sharon Owens
Sharon
- Frances Morgan Frances
- Monique Mannen Monique 'Mo-Freak'
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Cinqué Lee
Buckwheat
- Toni Ann Johnson Muriel
- Paula Birth Carla
- Tracy Robinson Roz
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A.J. Johnson
Cecilia
- Edward G. Bridges Moses
- Dennis Abrams Eric
- Albert B. Cooper IV Spoon
- Tracy Lewis Counter Girl
- Kelly Woolfolk Vicky
- Florante P. Galvez Student in Bathroom
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Bill Lee
Phil Hyman Quartet - Bass
- Consuela Lee Morehead Phil Hyman Quartet - Piano
- Harold Vick Phil Hyman Quartet - Saxophone
- Joe Chambers Phil Hyman Quartet - Drums
- Gregory 'Sugar Bear' Elliott EU Band - Bass / Vocals
- Keith John Singer at Coronation
- Ricky Gordon Marching Band Snare Drummer and Coordinator of The Mission College Marching Band (uncredited)
- Leslie Sykes Miss Mission
- Michelle M. Bailey Tina / Girl in Window
- Tim Hutchinson Lance