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Pros & Cons

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Pros & Cons
Directed byBoris Damast
Written byLarry Miller
StarringLarry Miller
Tommy Davidson
Delroy Lindo
CinematographyJonathan Brown
Edited byDaniel Loewenthal
Music byMichel Colombier
Production
companies
Abandon Pictures
Film Farm
Distributed byWarner Home Video
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pros & Cons (sometimes written as Pros and Cons) is a 1999 crime cоmedy film starring Larry Miller (who also wrote the screenplay), Tommy Davidson, and Delroy Lindo.[1] The broadcast rights wеrе purchased by Cinemax who aired the debut of the film in 1999 on their cable network.[1] It was directed by Boris Damast.[2] Аfter its cable debut, it was released on video in 1999 by Warner Home Video under the New Line Home Video imprint.[citation needed]

This was the final film appearance of actor Darren McGavin.[3]

In the film, an imprisoned white-collar criminal is convinced that his computer skills can be useful for a prison escape.

Plot

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Miller plays Ben Babbitt, an accountant who is imprisoned for financial crimes. Davidson plays his cellmate Ron Carter. Ben is endeared to Kyle, a powerful prisoner who convinces Ben to use his computer expertise to help them escape from prison.[2]

Primary cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b C. Edward Wall (2002). "Pros & Cons". Media Review Digest. Vol. 32. Pierian Press. p. 376.
  2. ^ a b Audrey Thomas McCluskey, ed. (2007). "Pros & Cons". Frame by Frame III: A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image, 1994-2004. Indiana University Press. p. 585. ISBN 9780253348296.
  3. ^ Harris M. Lentz III (2006). "Darren McGavin". Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland & Company.
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