Watch Gridlock'd (1997) Free Online

Release Date: 1997

Cast: Tim Roth, Tupac Shakur, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Thandie Newton, Richmond Arquette, Charles Fleischer, John Sayles, Howard Hesseman, Lucy Liu, Tom Wright

Categories: Movies, Comedy, Comedy-Drama, Black Comedy, Drama Film, Addiction Drama

Gridlock'd is a 1997 crime dramedy starring Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, and Thandie Newton. It was the directorial debut of Vondie Curtis-Hall, who also wrote the story and screenplay. The film's opening was relatively low, despite critical acclaim; its opening weekend netted only $2,678,372 and it finished with a little over $5.5 million. The film paid tribute to star Tupac Shakur, who had been murdered several months prior to the film's release. Set in Detroit, Gridlock'd centers around heroin addicts Spoon (Tupac Shakur), Stretch (Tim Roth) and Cookie (Thandie Newton). They are all in a... MORE

Gridlock'd is a 1997 crime dramedy starring Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, and Thandie Newton. It was the directorial debut of Vondie Curtis-Hall, who also wrote the story and screenplay. The film's opening was relatively low, despite critical acclaim; its opening weekend netted only $2,678,372 and it finished with a little over $5.5 million. The film paid tribute to star Tupac Shakur, who had been murdered several months prior to the film's release. Set in Detroit, Gridlock'd centers around heroin addicts Spoon (Tupac Shakur), Stretch (Tim Roth) and Cookie (Thandie Newton). They are all in a band together in the spoken word genre. They go by the name of Eight Mile Road, with Cookie on the vocals, Spoon on the bass guitar (plus secondary vocals), and Stretch on the piano. Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their habit after Cookie overdoses on her first hit. Throughout a disastrous day, the two addicts dodge police and local criminals while struggling with an apathetic government bureaucracy that bars their entrance into a rehabilitation program. The New York Times editor Janet Maslin praised Shakur's performance: "He played this part with an appealing mix of presence, confidence and LESS