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First Time Felon

6.7 110 mins Drama   1997
Spring Creek Pictures   HBO  
Director(s): Charles S. Dutton

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.

Casts of First Time Felon

Omar Epps

as Greg Yance

Delroy Lindo

as Calhoun

Rachel Ticotin

as McBride

Treach

as Tyrone (as Treach)

Justin Pierce

as Eddie

Lucinda Jenney

as Sharon

Robin Michelle McClamb

as Greg's Mother (as Robin Vaughn)

Tom Nowicki

as Hogan

Jo D. Jonz

as Pookie

Badja Djola

as Disciple Leader

William Forsythe

as Sorley

Kristen Jones

as Crystal

Byron Altman

as Pookie's Killer

Ed Grady

as Johnny the Farmer

Deborah Hobart

as Annie Hill

Sahr Ngaujah

as Smiling Inmate (as Michael Ngaujah)

Johnell Gainey

as Nine

Patricia Clay

as Nurse

Roger Ranney

as Guardsman Jones

Tom Kouchalakos

as Public Defender

Derrick L. McMillon

as Disciple Rep (as Derrick McMillon)

Tommy Hollis

as Judge

Lou Walker

as Hotel Manager

Dennis Neal

as Prison Guard #1

Drew Palmer

as Prison Guard #2

Lee Perkins

as Prison Guard #3

Dottie Healy

as Employment Agent #1

Susan Rogers Peters

as Employment Agent #2

Jade Jenise Dixon

as Girlfriend

Stephen Fulton

as Homeboy Satan

Kevin Sibley

as Homeboy

Greg Yance

as Drag Racer

Gina Bolton

as Waitress

Terry L. Fields

as Teacher

Marcus Barrington

as Latroy

Gabie Chaves

as Girl with Corn Rows

Elizabeth Fendrick

as Mother in Truck Leaving Town

Aquarius Jefferson

as Boot Camp

Xavier Hayes

as Boot Camp

Mark Lee

as Boot Camp

Henry Porter

as Boot Camp

Rhynell Brumfield

as Boot Camp

Eli T. Peña

as Boot Camp

Will Alston

as Boot Camp

Greg Davis Jr.

as Actor (as Gregory D. Davis II)

Dohn Norwood

as James

Charles S. Dutton

as Inmate (uncredited)

Rahman Johnson

as Homeboy (uncredited)

Max Kohnke

as Man in welfare line (uncredited)

Clifton Powell

as King (uncredited)

Michael Wayne Thomas

as Greg's Neighbor (uncredited)

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