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A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
Director: Spike Lee
Writer: Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee, Aristophanes
Production: N/A
Year: 2015
MetaScore: 77/100
ImdbRating: 5.8
BoxOffice: $2,653,032
Released: 02 Dec 2016
Awards: 4 wins & 14 nominations
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Cast
Chi-Raq - Nick Cannon
Lysistrata - Teyonah Parris
Cyclops - Wesley Snipes
Miss Helen - Angela Bassett
Dolmedes - Samuel L. Jackson
Father Mike Corridan - John Cusack
Irene - Jennifer Hudson
General King Kong - David Patrick Kelly
Mayor McCloud - D.B. Sweeney
Morris - Dave Chappelle
Old Duke - Steve Harris
Commissioner Blades - Harry Lennix
Chief Riptide - Tony Fitzpatrick
Rasheeda - Anya Engel-Adams
Marcy - Ebony Joy
Tee-Tee - Eryn Allen Kane
Indigo - Michelle Mitchenor
Dania - Felicia Pearson
Hecuba - La La Anthony
Kenya - Yaneisha Franklin
Spinna - Eric Wilkins
Ajani - Ldorado Jonez
Armonty - William Gines
Big Mike - Sarunas J. Jackson
Besomighty - Jay Washington
Jah - Corey Hendrix
Cairo - Prince Eazy
Sugar Pie - Erica Watson
Ms. Doctor Aesop - Irma P. Hall
Olympia - Jackie Taylor
Althea - Gina Breedlove
Mr. Doctor Aesop - Anthony Chisholm
Pindar - Darren Jones
Tereus - George Willborn
Apollo - Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Oedipus - Wade F. Wilson
Big Thelma - Tish Lyman
Kandy - Lorraine Ward
Officer Myrrhine - Opal Staples
Red, White, and Blue Insurance Salesman - Roger Guenveur Smith
Ms. McCloud - Ilfenesh Hadera
Bacchos - Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Sergeant Toney - Mike Carey
Private Alto - Samuel G. Roberson Jr.
Electra Johnson - Val Warner
Brother Peter - Brandon Jackson
Brother John - Curtis Toler
Pretty Pink - Sammy Joe Temple
Fifi - Emily Boake Agyemang
Divine - Lena Owens
Lucy - Tiffany Laos
Blue Monday - Dasaun Sanford
Lil' Demetrius - Trent Anthony Davis Jr.
Private Wilbur - Al Palagonia
Tiny Tony - Il Will
Café Waiter - Muhammad Ali Sanders
Barbara - Celeste M Cooper
Mothers Of The Hood #1 - Nakia Weaver
Mothers Of The Hood #2 - Carole Copeland
Mothers Of The Hood #3 - Thea Camara
Mothers Of The Hood #4 - Jan Donna Reed
Mothers Of The Hood #5 - Tabatha Taggart
Father Pfleger - Michael Pfleger
Lysistrata's Army - Jordan Abdullah
Lysistrata's Army - Precious Grace Allen
Lysistrata's Army - Deja Anderson-Ross
Lysistrata's Army - Jasmine Applewhite
Lysistrata's Army - Latasha Barnslater
Lysistrata's Army - Crystal Birch
Lysistrata's Army - Camellia Boyd
Lysistrata's Army - Nariko Braham
Lysistrata's Army - Ebony Brown
Lysistrata's Army - Breanna Campbell
Lysistrata's Army - Rinska Carrasco
Lysistrata's Army - Taylore Cephas
Lysistrata's Army - Rochelle Claerbaut
Lysistrata's Army - Briana Clark
Lysistrata's Army - Tina Cochran
Lysistrata's Army - Chalay Collins
Lysistrata's Army - Joyce Collins
Lysistrata's Army - Carlita Cookbey
Lysistrata's Army - Saddakka Cowans
Lysistrata's Army - Starinah Dixon
Lysistrata's Army - Paris Duke
Lysistrata's Army - Quillitene Eastes
Lysistrata's Army - Brittany Engel-Adams
Lysistrata's Army - Kenya Gillenwater
Lysistrata's Army - Rosa Gonzalez
Lysistrata's Army - Darnitrea Hood
Lysistrata's Army - Bianca Howard
Lysistrata's Army - Cassandra Johnson
Lysistrata's Army - Grace Jones
Lysistrata's Army - Victoria Jones
Lysistrata's Army - Martasia Jones
Lysistrata's Army - Bagrielle Lavigne
Lysistrata's Army - Satchel Lee
Lysistrata's Army - Esylen Lema
Lysistrata's Army - Briana Lindsey
Lysistrata's Army - Danielle Loren Tribue
Lysistrata's Army - Abre Macintosh
Lysistrata's Army - Jennifer Marthol
Lysistrata's Army - Chauntee Mcdonald
Lysistrata's Army - Krystel Mcneil
Lysistrata's Army - Briana Mercado
Lysistrata's Army - Starlotta Milam
Lysistrata's Army - Deidra Mixon
Lysistrata's Army - Kristian Moore
Lysistrata's Army - Keierra Moore
Lysistrata's Army - Rosalina Mota
Lysistrata's Army - Shakeela Partee
Lysistrata's Army - Tatiana Perkins
Lysistrata's Army - Just-Us Perkins
Lysistrata's Army - Rosalind Pirtle
Lysistrata's Army - Tatiana Reese
Lysistrata's Army - Erica Ratcliff
Lysistrata's Army - Phyjae Richardson
Lysistrata's Army - Rihana Pirtle
Lysistrata's Army - Evette Robinson
Lysistrata's Army - Faatimat Rufai
Lysistrata's Army - Brittany Sanders
Lysistrata's Army - Jasmine Victoria Scott
Lysistrata's Army - Nicolette Shegog
Lysistrata's Army - Ashlee Smith
Lysistrata's Army - Ninah Snipes
Lysistrata's Army - Nikeva Stapleton
Lysistrata's Army - Shayla Strouse
Lysistrata's Army - Lakeisha Taylor
Lysistrata's Army - Briana Thompson
Lysistrata's Army - Ashley Thurman
Lysistrata's Army - Kyen Tilford Golden
Lysistrata's Army - Latara Travan
Lysistrata's Army - Valeata Walker
Lysistrata's Army - Kimberly Washington
Lysistrata's Army - Jasmine Watson
Lysistrata's Army - Candace White
Lysistrata's Army - Amanda Wilkerson
Lysistrata's Army - Symiah Williams
Lysistrata's Army - Akena Williams
Lysistrata's Army - Sharita Wilson
Lysistrata's Army - Jamira Wilson
National Guard - Kenneth Vassar
National Guard - Kendall Devin Bell
National Guard - Leonardo Cushmeer
National Guard - Jay Gillespie
National Guard - Joseph Greene
National Guard - Chris Gutekunst
National Guard - Herbert Harper
National Guard - Jackson Lee
National Guard - Jason B. Lucas
National Guard - Larry Lucas
National Guard - Noel Malpica
National Guard - Peter Masterton
National Guard - Vincent McKnight
National Guard - Jermaine McTizic
National Guard - Monty Montgomery
National Guard - Miguel Moore
National Guard - Antwan Nelson
National Guard - Abimbola Osundairo
National Guard - James Polak
National Guard - Terrance E. Ward
National Guard - Regina Denise Cartharn
The Knights Of Euphrates - Lee Albritton
The Knights Of Euphrates - Terry Bishop
The Knights Of Euphrates - Ernesto Borges
The Knights Of Euphrates - Alphonzo Goodlet
The Knights Of Euphrates - Tom-Louis Gray
The Knights Of Euphrates - Cornell James
The Knights Of Euphrates - Al Luis
The Knights Of Euphrates - Fred Nance Jr.
The Knights Of Euphrates - Richard Porter
The Knights Of Euphrates - Marshall Rodgers
The Knights Of Euphrates - Rick Stone
Police Officer - Brandon Bowens
Chicago Police Officer - Aj Brander
Barber Shop Patron - Romell Bryant
Club Goer - Michael Aaron Clark
Secretary to Mayor McCloud - Patricia Urbonas Clark
Trojan - Justin Cornwell
Police Officer - Michael Czerniawski
Michelle - Natasha Forouzannia
Spartan - Robert Forte Shannon III
Chicago Cop - Curtis Gordon
National Guardsman in Underwear - Quinn Guillermo
Swat Team Member - James Hatten
Channel 7 News Reporter - Michelle Shelton Huff
Grey - Eric Ian
SWAT Team Member - Matt Iwinski
Paramedic - Emery Johnson
Lorde - T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
Dominican Protest Leader - Claudette Lalí
Neighborhood Kid - Alona Leoine
National Guard - Darryll Lloyd
Neighbor - Berylanne Lynch
Spartan - Luce Metrius
Riot Police Officer - Bonnie Rios
Riot Police Officer - Matthew Salter
National Guard Singer - Epic Scon
Joe the Supervisor - Duane Sharp
Swat Team Member - Charles E Tiedje
National Guardsman - Kevin Tillett
National Guard - Matthew J. Valadez
Trojan leader - Julian Williams
Police Riot Squad - Hans Dieter Wolff
Chicago Cop - Alex Zelenka