Belly [Blu-ray]

Director: Hype Williams Hype Williams

Overview

Music video director Hype Williams made his feature film debut with this visually inventive urban drama. Tommy Brown (DMX) and his friend Sincere (Nas) are gangsters who have learned how to make a good living by dealing drugs and pulling armed robberies. Tommy and Sincere have been able to move out of the ghetto in Queens where they were raised and relocate to an upscale section of Manhattan; they would seem to have it made, but both realize that their lives are headed toward a dead end. Sincere begins getting in touch with his African roots and tries to convince his girlfriend Tionne (Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins) that they should emigrate to the Motherland, while Tommy has a religious awakening and joins the Nation of Islam. Along with top-selling rappers DMX and Nas, hip-hop artist Method Man and R&B singer Taral Hicks also appear.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/12/2008
UPC:	0012236100508
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	19,255

Special Features

Director commentary; Deleted scenes; Trailers; "Grand Finale" music video; "Spoken World" featurette

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nas	Sincere
DMX	Tommy Brown
Taral Hicks	Kisha
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins	Tionne,Actor
Method Man	Shameek
Hassan Johnson	Mark,Knowledge's Cop Girlfriend
Power	Knowledge
Louie Rankin	Lennox
Tyrin Turner	Big
Benjamin F. Muhammed	Reverend Saviour
Oli Grant	Knowledge
Kurt Loder	Himself
Stanley Drayton	Wise
Benjamin Chavis	Rev. Saviour
Jay Black	Black
Lavita Raynor	Kionna
Frank Vincent	Roger
James Parris	Lakid
Eric Keith McNeil	Shorty
Xavier Simmons	Young Tommy,Actor
Monica Michaels	Club Manager
David Edwards	Federal Agent
Jeffrey Kaufman	Federal Agent
Brant Spencer	Federal Agent
Adam Vignola	Federal Agent
John 'B.J.' Bryant	Thug No. 1
Prince 'Blunt' Graham	Thug No. 2
Wondosas 'Kilo' Martin	Thug No. 3
Shaun Morrison	Housekeeper
Micaal Stevens	Killer
Michael Woodhouse	Older Barber
Tyrone Lewis	Younger Barber
Carmen Yannuzzi Jr.	Guard
James Gresham	Speaker
Michael Manning	Teacher
Minister Benjamin F. Muhammed	Rev. Saviour
Nasir 'Nas' Jones	Actor
Clifford 'Method Man' Smith	Actor
Stephen Cullo	Composer

Technical Credits

Hype Williams

Hype Williams	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
James Bigwood	Executive Producer
Drew Jiritano	Special Effects
Julius LeFlore	Stunts
Larry Meistrich	Producer
Ron Rotholz	Producer
Bob Salerno	Producer
Winsome Sinclair	Casting
Tod Maitland	Sound/Sound Designer