Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
Eddie Murphy
as Rayford Gibson
Martin Lawrence
as Claude Banks
Obba Babatundé
as Willie Long
Nick Cassavetes
as Sergeant Dillard
Bernie Mac
as Jangle Leg
Michael Taliferro
as Goldmouth
Anthony Anderson
as Cookie
Barry Shabaka Henley
as Pokerface
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
as Biscuit
Bokeem Woodbine
as Can't Get Right
Lisa Nicole Carson
as Sylvia
Sanaa Lathan
as Daisy
