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Pay the Price

  • 2000
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Pay the Price (2000)
Drama

The first movie ever dealing with Black College Marching Bands. It is a true story based on the director's life in Alabama State University's Marching Band. Freshmen go through strenuous phy... Read allThe first movie ever dealing with Black College Marching Bands. It is a true story based on the director's life in Alabama State University's Marching Band. Freshmen go through strenuous physical and mental exercises to make the band. A white male and black female try and become ... Read allThe first movie ever dealing with Black College Marching Bands. It is a true story based on the director's life in Alabama State University's Marching Band. Freshmen go through strenuous physical and mental exercises to make the band. A white male and black female try and become the first to inherit membership in an all-male Southern Black College Marching Band. They,... Read all

  • Director
    • Darryl D. Lassiter
  • Writer
    • Darryl D. Lassiter
  • Stars
    • Neal R. Hazard
    • Stephen C. Fulton
    • Dionne Gipson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
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    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Darryl D. Lassiter
    • Writer
      • Darryl D. Lassiter
    • Stars
      • Neal R. Hazard
      • Stephen C. Fulton
      • Dionne Gipson
    • 1User review
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    • Stan-The-Man
    Stephen C. Fulton
    • Plastic Man
    Dionne Gipson
    Dionne Gipson
    • Miss Thang
    • (as Deidee Deionne)
    Tim O. Hughes
    • White Boy
    Greg Holmes
    • Doc
    Shawty Hughley Young
    • Dick
    Corey Crenshaw
    • Spike
    Jemmerio Is Jemmerio
    • Antonio 'Tear Drop' Johnson
    Dwight 'Lil Skrapp' Reynolds
    • Chocolate Buttermilk
    Malcolm
    • Prof (Dr. Lite)
    Denitra Isler
    Denitra Isler
    • Dean Shep
    Darian Perkins
    • Crab Ricky
    J. Anthony Brown
    J. Anthony Brown
    • Dad
    Hattie Lemon
    Hattie Lemon
    • Mom
    • (as Hattie M. Lemon)
    Larry A. Price
    • Dad's Friend
    Crystal Porter Bazemore
    Crystal Porter Bazemore
    • Karen
    • (as Crystal Porter)
    Yolanda Triplett-Bryant
    • Sandra
    Dante Montgomery
    • Terri
    • Director
      • Darryl D. Lassiter
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    5mrgray83

    The FIRST Black College Band Movie

    But not the best known. The movie suffers from a lack of funds, and is nowhere near as glamorous as drumline, but i feel that it takes a closer look at how marching bands are actually ran, not exactly how glamorous it is. To put it simply, drumline shows you the bright side and pay the price shows you the darker side.

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      Based on the writer's life in a marching band.

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    • Release date
      • July 8, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • DDL Entertainment, Inc.
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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      • $200,000 (estimated)
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