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| Corrupt | |
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| Directed by | Albert Pyun |
| Written by | Hannah Blue Andrew Markell |
| Starring | Ice-T Silkk the Shocker |
| Cinematography | Philip Alan Waters |
| Edited by | Errin Vasquez |
| Music by | Ice-T Anthony Riparetti |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Corrupt is a 1999 film starring Ice-T and Silkk the Shocker.
After decades of street violence, two gangs have finally made a truce. MJ (Silkk The Shocker) has finally found a way to get out of the deadly neighborhood him and his sister Jodi are living in. Corrupt (Ice-T) is the only person standing in MJ's way of leaving and this results in a war between two gangs.
Director Pyun shot Corrupt simultaneously with The Wrecking Crew and Urban Menace in a derelict factory in Eastern Europe, originally intending Urban Menace and The Wrecking Crew as sections of a single film; the producers decided to make two films. [1]
Corrupt was received poorly. Ice-T bashed the film on the commentary. The film received low ratings and received two rotten reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. [2]
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