Slam [37532] Released: 1998-10-07 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 100 mins Popularity: 0.7694 Vote Average: 6.864 Vote Count: 22 Overview: Raymond Joshua, a young black performance poet, is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge in a Washington, D.C. jail. Although the confining prison walls do little to shield him from danger, it is within those walls that Raymond establishes his identity, strength, and voice and meets a prison gang leader and a prison writing teacher, Lauren Bell. Bell inspires Raymond to use the power of creative expression to free himself from the struggles and demise of the Black male as another victim of the judicial system. Cast [33] Saul WilliamsRay Joshua Sonja SohnLauren Bell Bonz MaloneHopha Lawrence WilsonBig Mike Beau SiaJimmy Huang Andre TaylorChina Momolu StewartBay Ron JonesDo Wop Cop Reamer ShedrickDo Wop Cop Allan E. LucasChief C.O. Dominic Chianese Jr.Officer Dom Jerome GoldmanJail Class Poet 'Why DJ RenegadeParty Poet 'Diminuen Liza Jessie PetersonSlam Poet 'Ice Cream Taylor MaliSlam Poet 'Like' Bob HolmanSlam MC Rhozier T. BrownPublic Defender Richard StrattonProsecutor Marion BarryJudge Weusi BarakaWeed Buyer Eddie BlackDodge City Crew Harry CampbellDodge City Crew Robert PhilsonDodge City Crew Daniel M. FavorsJail C.O. Johnny FoyeJail C.O. Jesse HicksCommand Center C.O. Carolyn MorrisHallway C.O. Leonard A. Thompson Jr.Bullpen Inmate Todd BakerBullpen Inmate Joseph A. WilsonPoetry Class Talib WatsonThug Life Crew Kevin KennedyVan Inmate Donnell RobinsonVan Inmate Trailers Official Re-Release Trailer Meet the Artist 2023: Marc Levin on “SLAM”