The L.A. Riot Spectacular
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The controversial satire The LA Riot Spectacular plays for mordent laughs the events that consumed L.A. in 1992, after the police officers on trial for beating motorist Rodney King were found innocent. The city was engulfed by a massive riot, but the film plays these moments for laughs. In addition to recreating some of the images seen on television, the film skewers a variety of figures including the police, the media, and the citizens of the city.
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Edited by Richard AlarconShot by Barry NorwoodScored by Nicholas PikeDesigned by Alan E Muraoka
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18 unique people credited
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Snoop Dogg
as The Narrator
T K Carter
as Rodney
Charles S Dutton
as The Mayor
Emilio Estevez
as Officer Powell
George Hamilton
as The King of Beverly Hills
Charles Durning
as The Lawyer
Christopher Mcdonald
as Officer Koon
Jonathan Lipnicki
as Tom Saltine Jr.
Ted Levine
as Tom Saltine
William Forsythe
as George Holliday
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