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Summary:

Four poor black women try to get some payback from the social system which has abused them by a staging a series of bank robberies.

Contributors:

Gray, F. Gary , film director

Bufford, Takashi , screenwriter

Lanier, Kate , screenwriter

Pollock, Dale , film producer

Koules, Oren , film producer

Smith, Jada Pinkett, 1971- , actor

Queen Latifah, 1970- , actor

Fox, Vivica A., 1964- , actor

McGinley, John C. , actor

Elise, Kimberly, 1971- , actor

Underwood, Blair , actor

Young, Christopher, 1957- , composer

Reshovsky, Marc, 1957-2009 , director of photography

Carter, John (John H.) , editor of moving image work

New Line Cinema Corporation , production company, publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Peak Films , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Main Work:

Set it off (Motion picture)

Subjects:

Poor African Americans — Drama

African American women — Drama

African Americans — Social conditions — Drama

Bank robberies — Drama

Criminal behavior — Drama

African American women

African Americans — Social conditions

Bank robberies

Criminal behavior

Poor African Americans

African Americans

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Internet videos

Caper films

Action and adventure films

Crime films

Drama

Feature films

Fiction films

Online media

Performers:

Cast: Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, John C. McGinley, Kimberly Elise, Blair Underwood.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Marc Reshovsky ; editor, John Carter ; music, Christopher Young.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Digital format: Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Originally released as motion picture in 1996.
Acapulco Black Film Festival, Black Film Award - Best Actress, 1997
Acapulco Black Film Festival, Black Film Award - Best Director, 1997
Acapulco Black Film Festival, Black Film Award - Best Soundtrack, 1997
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards, ASCAP Award - Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures (for the song, Don't let go (love)), 1998
Cognac Festival du Film Policier, Special Jury Prize, 1997
Description based on: Online resource; title from title screen (Swank, viewed April 1, 2024)

Audience:

MPAA rating: Rated R; for strong violence, pervasive language, some sex and drug use.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 123 min.)) : sound, color

Physical Characteristics:

polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; stereo; sound

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

ONLINE VIDEO

OCLC Numbers:

1050227973