First Time Felon

First Time Felon

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 6, 1997

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Drama

User Score

66%

Original Title

First Time Felon

Production Companies

Spring Creek Pictures, HBO

Director

Charles S. Dutton

Description

Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years in jail or a couple of months in boot camp. He chooses boot camp and finds out it is tougher than he thought it would be. He braves it through and comes home a better man. He then has to deal with the real world, and never gives up no matter what the odds.