Cadillac Dreams

30m
5.7

Cadillac Dreams is a 1988 American short film directed by Matia Karrell. In the film, a young drug runner's dreams of being a great inventor give way to the equally unlikely dream of living to be 20. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Cast

Claude Brooks
Eight Ball
Donald Fullilove
Snake
Mario Gardner
Spanky
Wayne Collins
Markus
Mimi Green
Mom
John H. Freeland Jr.
Gunner
Lawrence Mandley
Ace
Lewis Dix Jr.
Fuller
Christopher Brown
Sly
Charles Holman
Gamer
Tommy Morgan
Ball-Handler
Barbara Barnes
Wife
Nicole Mays
Baby

Crew

Matia Karrell
Director, Story
C.W. Cressler
Screenplay
Ehrich Van Lowe
Story
Gina Mittelman
Editor
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Abbee Goldstein
Producer

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