First Time Felon
# There's his way or the hard way. One guard. One inmate. One chance for redemption.
📜 Overview:
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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1997-09-06
⌚ Running Time:
110 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.6
Beloved Cast
Greg Yance
Omar Epps
Calhoun
Delroy Lindo
McBride
Rachel Ticotin
Tyrone (as Treach)
Treach
Eddie
Justin Pierce
Sharon
Lucinda Jenney
Greg's Mother (as Robin Vaughn)
Robin Michelle McClamb
Hogan
Tom Nowicki
Laverne
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Pookie
Jo D. Jonz
Disciple Leader
Badja Djola
Sorley
William Forsythe
Crystal
Kristen Jones
Pookie's Killer
Byron Altman
Johnny the Farmer
Ed Grady
Annie Hill
Deborah Hobart
Wallace
Gary Anthony Williams
Smiling Inmate (as Michael Ngaujah)
Sahr Ngaujah
Nine
Johnell Gainey
Nurse
Patricia Clay
Wolf
K. Addison Young
Guardsman Jones
Roger Ranney
Public Defender
Tom Kouchalakos
Disciple Rep (as Derrick McMillon)
Derrick L. McMillon
Judge
Tommy Hollis
Hotel Manager
Lou Walker
Prison Guard #1
Dennis Neal
Prison Guard #2
Drew Palmer
Prison Guard #3
Lee Perkins
Employment Agent #1
Dottie Healy
Employment Agent #2
Susan Rogers Peters
Girlfriend
Jade Jenise Dixon
Homeboy Satan
Stephen Fulton
Homeboy
Kevin Sibley
Drag Racer
Greg Yance
Waitress
Gina Bolton
Teacher
Terry L. Fields
Latroy
Marcus Barrington
Girl with Corn Rows
Gabie Chaves
Mother in Truck Leaving Town
Elizabeth Fendrick
Boot Camp
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
Actor (as Gregory D. Davis II)
Greg Davis Jr.
James
Dohn Norwood
Inmate (uncredited)
Charles S. Dutton
Homeboy (uncredited)
Rahman Johnson
Man in welfare line (uncredited)
Max Kohnke
King (uncredited)
Clifton Powell
Greg's Neighbor (uncredited)
Michael Wayne Thomas
