Rodney King (film)

Rodney King
Directed bySpike Lee
Written byRoger Guenveur Smith
Produced by
StarringRoger Guenveur Smith
Edited byRandy Wilkins
Music byMarc Anthony Thompson
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Rodney King is a 2017 American one-man show directed by Spike Lee, written by and starring Roger Guenveur Smith as a multiplicity of voices alternately supporting and opposing Rodney King's plight.[1][2][3] He researched, wrote and improvised the screenplay over the course of a few weeks.[3] It began streaming on April 28, 2017.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (27 April 2017). "Rodney King review – Spike Lee's Netflix special is a bleakly poetic howl of rage". The Guardian. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rodney King Movie Review & Film Summary (2017)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "'Rodney King': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 May 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Rodney King. Netflix.