Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop

Name: Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Documentary
Released: October 12, 2001
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Danny Hoch

2001

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Stratosphere Entertainment | Release Date: October 12, 2001 | R

Starring: Danny Hoch

Summary: From the mind of Brooklyn actor, performance artist and hip-hop activist Danny Hoch, this film spins out the stories of ten lives shocked by globalization, the prison industry and life in general. (Kicked Down Productions)

Director: Danny Hoch and Mark Benjamin

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Documentary

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Ernest Hardy

Belongs to the small rank of hip-hop films that actually have something to say -- and that say it with both style and intellectual bite. Read full review

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There is no denying Danny Hoch's talent. A monologist in the tradition of Eric Bogosian, Hoch assembles a cast of urban types and explores their dysfunctions and angst with a winning combination of sympathy, ironic point and dead-on mimicry. Read full review

Rick Kisonak

A wild, rapid-fire collage that's as fiercely funny, original and provocative as anything I've seen on a screen in a good long while. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

Hoch's considerable skill speaks to an extraordinary empathy and a willingness to understand where even the toughest customer is coming from. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

While some of this white guy's humor is juvenile and in questionable taste, Hoch, for the most part, is able to pull it off and supply a frequent number of laughs. Read full review

Jack Mathews

Ultimately, it's too much information coming too fast. Read full review

Dave Kehr

By and large Mr. Hoch's portrayals are as harsh and authentic as a police photograph, but an occasional touch of sentimentality creeps in. Read full review

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