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Directed by | Galen Yuen Alex Munoz Richard Di Lello David C. Johnson |
Written by | Galen Yuen Joseph B. Vasquez Richard Di Lello David C. Johnson |
Produced by | Shelly Glasser |
Starring | Dante Basco Kieu Chinh Mako Alexis Cruz Yelba Osorio John Ortiz Douglas Spain Luke Perry Peter Dobson Mario van Peebles Melvin van Peebles Cicely Tyson |
Cinematography | Paul Elliott |
Edited by | Norman Buckley |
Music by | Luke Cresswell Steve McNicholas |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English, Spanish, Chinese |
Riot is a 1997 American television film starring Luke Perry and Mario Van Peebles. It was written and directed by four writers and directors of four different racial groups prominent in Los Angeles. The title "Riot" refers to the Los Angeles riots of 1992 that were sparked by the beating of Rodney King, and the subsequent acquittal of the four police officers who beat him.