Ride movie storyline. NYC film school graduate Leta Evans (Melissa De Sousa) has just become the assistant to hot music video director Bleau Kelly (Downtown Julie Brown). She almost loses the job before her first day’s barely even started when Bleau decides budget cuts must be made for her next project.
When Leta offers to do the assignment for a smaller fee, Bleau decides to have her escort a group of rappers, singers, and showbiz wanna-be’s to Miami for a video shoot. The gang, which is kept in line by Poppa (Malik Yoba), gets acquainted on a decaying bus as they travel down the East Coast, encountering barroom fights and other problems en route to the video gig.
Ride is a 1998 American comedy film, written and directed by Millicent Shelton and starring Melissa De Sousa, John Witherspoon, Malik Yoba, Cedric the Entertainer, Fredro Starr, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Idalis DeLeon, Julia Garrison and The Lady of Rage. It is sometimes confused with The Ride, another film released in 1998.
A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on January 27, 1998, by Tommy Boy Records. It contained five charting singles, “The Worst”, “Mourn You Til I Join You”, “Callin'”, “Jam on It” and “The Weekend”.
Ride (1998)
Directed by: Millicent Shelton
Starring: Melissa De Sousa, John Witherspoon, Malik Yoba, Cedric the Entertainer, Fredro Starr, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Idalis DeLeon, Julia Garrison, The Lady of Rage
Screenplay by: Millicent Shelton
Production Design by: Bryan Jones
Cinematography by: Frank Byers
Film Editing by: Earl Watson
Costume Design by: Richard Owings
Music by: Dunn E. Pearson
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive strong language including sex-related dialogue.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: March 27, 1998
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