Posse [Blu-ray]

Director: Mario Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles

Overview

Writer, director, and star Mario Van Peebles tried to correct historical misconceptions about African-Americans on the frontier with this action-packed western that's also an homage to spaghetti Westerns. During the Spanish-American War, a squadron of black soldiers led by Jesse Lee (Van Peebles) is assigned a dangerous mission behind enemy lines in Cuba by evil Colonel Graham (Billy Zane). Joined by a white gambler, Little J (Stephen Baldwin), the troupe is to recover a chest of gold. Realizing that Graham will slaughter them once they've relinquished the booty, Lee and his men retrieve the chest, wound Graham, and head for home. Ambushed by Graham in New Orleans, the "posse" heads for Lee's hometown of Freemanville, a frontier settlement of ex-slaves. Years ago, Lee's minister father (Robert Hooks) was murdered there by Klansmen, and the gunslinger wants revenge. There's new trouble brewing in Freemanville, however. Sheriff Bates (Richard Jordan), top lawman in neighboring Cutterville, plans to wipe out Freemanville's citizens and sell their lucrative property to a railroad. Then there's Graham, still on Lee's trail.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/14/2021
UPC:	0850035985052
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	R
Source:	Sandpiper Pictures
Language:	English
Time:	1:51:00
Sales rank:	14,508

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mario Van Peebles	Jessie Lee,Papa Joe
Richard Jordan	Sheriff Bates
Stephen Baldwin	Little J
Charles Lane	Weezie
Tiny Lister Jr.	Obobo
Big Daddy Kane	Father Time
Billy Zane	Col. Graham
Blair Underwood	Carver
Tone Loc	Angel
Pam Grier	Phoebe
Vesta Williams	Vera
Isaac Hayes	Cable
Paul Bartel	Mayor Bigwood
Nipsey Russell	Snopes
Woody Strode	Storyteller
Robert Hooks	King David
Stephen J. Cannell	Jimmy Love
Reginald VelJohnson	Preston
Reginald Hudlin	Reporter,Reporter
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	Actor,Actor
Salli Richardson-Whitfield	Lana
Richard Edson	Deputy Tom
Aaron Neville	Railroad Singer
Mark Buntzman	Deputy Buntzman
James Bigwood	Walker
Lawrence Cook	Cook
Richard Gant	Doubletree
Pat Golden	Actor
Sandra Lafferty	Big Kate
Christopher Michael	Izzy
Bob Minor	Alex
Steve Reevis	Two Bears
Sy Richardson	Shepherd,Actor
Frank Soto	Aaron
David Thomas	Head Rower
Eugene Brooks	Street Performer
Michel Colombier	Composer

Technical Credits

Sy Richardson

Dario Scardapane

Mario Van Peebles	Director
Tim Bevan	Executive Producer,Producer
Eric Fellner	Executive Producer,Producer
Bill Fishman	Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Tom Ford	Special Effects
Pat Golden	Casting
Preston Holmes	Producer,Producer
Bob Minor	Stunts
Jim Steele	Producer
Paul Webster	Executive Producer
Sy Richardson	Screenwriter
Dario Scardapane	Screenwriter
Kevin Bartnof	Sound Effects
Rickley W. Dumm	Sound Effects
Kurt Kassulke	Sound Effects