Drop Squad

Drop Squad

3.5IMDb Score
Released:1994-10-28
Duration:86 min
Director:David C. Johnson
Actors:Eriq La Salle, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ving Rhames, Kasi Lemmons, Leonard L. Thomas
Production:40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Gramercy Pictures

Overview:

Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage. Spike Lee is the Executive Producer.

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