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| Title: | They Cloned Tyrone |
| Genres: | Dramedy Crime drama Sci-fi |
| Directed by: | Juel Taylor |
| Written by: | Juel Taylor; Tony Rettenmaier |
| Produced by: | Juel Taylor; Tony Rettenmaier; Jamie Foxx; Poppy Hanks; Monte Lipman; James Lopez; Stephen "Dr" Love, Kim Roth; Dana Sano; Datari Turner; Mark R. Wright |
| Music by: | Pierre Charles; Desmond Murray |
| Cinematography: | Ken Seng |
| Edited by: | Saira Haider |
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| Distributed by: | MACRO Federal Films Netflix Made With Love Media |
| Released: | June 14th, 2023 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 122 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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They Cloned Tyrone is an American feature film of the dramedy and science fiction genres with an emphasis on crime culture and cloning. It was written and directed by Juel Taylor with a script co-written by Tony Rettenmaier. It was proudced by MACRO, Federal Films and Made With Love Media. The film premiered at the American Black Film Festival on June 14th, 2023. It opened to limited theatrical release in the U.S. on July 14th, 2023. It premiered on the Netflix streaming service on July 21st, 2023. The film stars Tyler Antoniụs as the character Tyrone. John Boyega as a drug dealer named Fontaine, Jamie Foxx as a 70s' inspire pimp named Slick Charlie, Teyonah Parris as one of Slick Charlie's prostitutes, Yo Yo, and Kiefer Sutherland as the antagonist, Nixon.
Plot[]
Fontaine is a drug dealer from The Glen, who collects money from a local pimp named Slick Charles and has a standing rivalry with another neighborhood drug dealer named Isaac. Fontaine ends up on the wrong end of a handgun wielded by Isaac's lieutenants and is shot and killed... or so he thinks. Fontaine awakens in his house and goes through his regular morning routine, until he meets back up with Slick Charles and a prostitute named Yo Yo, who both know that he was shot and killed.
Fontaine, Slick Charlie and Yo Yo begin viewing the world through a different lens now, and they observe strange behavior amongst local black people and their relationship to certain products such fried chicken, hair products, and malt liquor.
Collectively, the three soon learn about an underground laboratory run by powerful white men who are cloning black people in The Glen for purposes of maintaining a class warfare status quo. Fontaine is killed again, and replaced with another clone.
Slick Charlie comes up with a plan to fake Fontaine's death a third time so that he can infiltrate the facility. They conspire with Isaac and Slick Charlie unites all the gangs to lead a parade to the secret entranceway to the laboratory system; the egress of which is by way of a secret elevator secured inside of a bodega. Fontaine goes head to head with the progenitor of his cloned line..
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Boyega | Fontaine |
| Jamie Foxx | Slick Charles |
| Teyonah Parris | Yo-Yo |
| Kiefer Sutherland | Nixon |
| David Alan Grier | The Preacher |
| J. Alphonse Nicholson | Isaac |
| Tamberla Perry | Biddy |
| Eric Robinson, Jr. | Big Moss |
| Trayce Malachi | Junebug |
| Shariff Earp | Crutches |
| Leon Lamar | Frog |
| Joshua Mikel | DJ Strangelove |
| Ryan Dinning | Cleanroom suit guy |
| Swift Rice | The Deacon |
| Megan Sousa | Ree-Ree |
| Charity Jordan | Split Ends |
| Austin Freeman | Bespectacled tech |
| David Shae | Chicken manager |
| Jessica Fontaine | Another prostitute |
| Patrick Fleming | Bored tech #1 |
| Nick Arapoglou | Bored tech #2 |
| Shinar Frazier | The john |
| Jason Burkey | Oversight tech |
| Randy Waters | Buddy with the phone |
| Al-Teron Williams | Tank Top |
| Kia Shine | Dreads |
| Lou Young | Swole Muhfucka |
| Juel Taylor | The Homie |
| Garin E. Flowers | CNN reporter |
| Ms. Boo | Middle aged lady |
| Danny Zartman | Goop tech #1 |
| Adam Cronan | Goop tech #2 |
| Dajanae Latosha Cole | Clone ma'am |
| Elliott Dixon | Clone sir |
| Alvin Ashby | Person 1 (Comm) |
| Raianna Brown | Person 2 (Comm) |
| Justin J. Jordan | Clerk (Comm) |
| Marc Anthony Innis | Devin (20s) (Comm) |
| Jalen Jordan | Pod kid |
| Osahon Tongo | The Mighty O |
| Urquida "Kida" Davis | Ol' girl |
| Michael Dean Jaramillo | The cashier |
| Jatona King | Angry girlfriend |
| Bricine Brown | Angry boyfriend |
| Suzanne Robertson | The first reporter |
| Tangela Large | The second reporter |
| Mark Pettit | The third reporter |
| Prescott Morgan | The carjackee |
| Darrell Stewart | Swole Muhfucka #2 |
| Big Boy | Big Boy |
Notes[]
- The tagline to this film is "Beware cheap imitations".
- There are a total of fifty credited cast members in this film.
- Principal photography on They Cloned Tyrone began on December 4th, 2020. Shooting concluded on March 19th, 2021. The movie was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. [1]
- Actor Eric B. Robinson, Jr., who plays Big Moss, is credited as Eric Robinson, Jr. in this film.
- Actor Al-Teron, who plays Tank Top, is credited as Al-TEron Williams in this film.
- Actor Garin Flowers, who portrays a reporter on CNN, is credited as Garin E. Flowers in this film.
- Actress Dajanae Cole, who plays a clone, is credited as Dajanae Latosha Cole in this film.
- Big Boy appears as himself (voice only) in this film. Big Boy is an actual D.J. from Los Angeles with a career spanning decades.
- Director and screenwriter Juel Taylor makes an appearance in the film as The Homie.
Recommendations[]
External Links[]
- They Cloned Tyrone at IMDB
- They Cloned Tyrone at Trakt TV
- They Cloned Tyrone at Letterboxd.com
- They Cloned Tyrone at Themoviedb.org
- They Cloned Tyrone at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; The Cloned Tyrone (2023); Filming & Production.