FLY BY NIGHT is a drama about family discord and career advancement played out against a musical backdrop of gangsta rap.
In the heart of Manhattan, college-educated Rich (Jeffrey Sams) dreams of rapping his way to stardom. Abandoning his wife and child, Rich moves in with his garrulous cousin Kayam (Daryl Mitchell) in a more happening part of town. Disdaining the homogenized patter of one racially mixed rap team,
Rich finds himself drawn to the "real" sounds of Cletus (Ron Brice), a scary-looking performer with a hair-trigger temper. Cletus, aka Romeo, is sufficiently interested in finding a wider market for his music to join forces with the ambitious Rich in...
Released:
1994
Rated:
R
Length:
94 mins