2003·Action·1h 50m
7.0
★
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son, this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets.
Directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood
parent child relationship
loss of loved one
hostility
car crash
biker
rivalry
motor sport
gang
conflict
los angeles, california
love interest
motorcycle
bar fight
bike racing
based on magazine, newspaper or article
rural setting
blood
party
biker gang
wheelie
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Cast
Laurence Fishburne
Smoke
Derek Luke
Kid
Orlando Jones
Soul Train
Djimon Hounsou
Motherland
Meagan Good
Tina
Lisa Bonet
Queenie
Kid Rock
Dogg
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Half & Half
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Anita
Brendan Fehr
Stuntman
Larenz Tate
Wood
Terrence Howard
Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Crew
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Director
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Screenplay
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Editor
Greg Gardiner
Director of Photography
Stephanie Allain
Producer
Don Kurt
Executive Producer
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Producer
Erwin Stoff
Producer
Amy Vincent
Second Unit Director of Photography
Clay Cullen
Stunts
Danny Wynands
Stunts
Rita McGhee
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
Franklin
6.0★ · 06/06/26
Childhood film so it gets extra marks
Smoke: You still think you got enough heart to race me?
Kid: Shit I got enough heart to prove you aint half the man you think you are.
Smoke: Why don't we do that then. One thing though... If I win, you quit. No hustlin'. No racin'. No bullshit.
Kid: Now why would I stop racin', you seen what I can do.
Smoke: Don't mean shit without the crown. I'm the King of Cali, baby. Me. Smoke. These are my terms; I win, you quit. You want the ride or you scared?
Kid: I want the ride.
Smoke: Good.
Kid: But I don't wanna do it here. Let's do it in front of everybody. I'm sayin' Fresno. You wanna try to put me back on the straight and narrow, fine. You win I quit... But if I win, YOU quit. Now. You want that ride, or you scared?
Smoke: You still think you got enough heart to race me?
Kid: Shit I got enough heart to prove you aint half the man you think you are.
Smoke: Why don't we do that then. One thing though... If I win, you quit. No hustlin'. No racin'. No bullshit.
Kid: Now why would I stop racin', you seen what I can do.
Smoke: Don't mean shit without the crown. I'm the King of Cali, baby. Me. Smoke. These are my terms; I win, you quit. You want the ride or you scared?
Kid: I want the ride.
Smoke: Good.
Kid: But I don't wanna do it here. Let's do it in front of everybody. I'm sayin' Fresno. You wanna try to put me back on the straight and narrow, fine. You win I quit... But if I win, YOU quit. Now. You want that ride, or you scared?
Childhood film so it gets extra marks
Smoke: You still think you got enough heart to race me?
Kid: Shit I got enough heart to prove you aint half the man you think you are.
Smoke: Why don't we do that then. One thing though... If I win, you quit. No hustlin'. No racin'. No bullshit.
Kid: Now why would I stop racin', you seen what I can do.
Smoke: Don't mean shit without the crown. I'm the King of Cali, baby. Me. Smoke. These are my terms; I win, you quit. You want the ride or you scared?
Kid: I want the ride.
Smoke: Good.
Kid: But I don't wanna do it here. Let's do it in front of everybody. I'm sayin' Fresno. You wanna try to put me back on the straight and narrow, fine. You win I quit... But if I win, YOU quit. Now. You want that ride, or you scared?
Smoke: You still think you got enough heart to race me?
Kid: Shit I got enough heart to prove you aint half the man you think you are.
Smoke: Why don't we do that then. One thing though... If I win, you quit. No hustlin'. No racin'. No bullshit.
Kid: Now why would I stop racin', you seen what I can do.
Smoke: Don't mean shit without the crown. I'm the King of Cali, baby. Me. Smoke. These are my terms; I win, you quit. You want the ride or you scared?
Kid: I want the ride.
Smoke: Good.
Kid: But I don't wanna do it here. Let's do it in front of everybody. I'm sayin' Fresno. You wanna try to put me back on the straight and narrow, fine. You win I quit... But if I win, YOU quit. Now. You want that ride, or you scared?
Gustabo
4.0★ · 12/17/25
Hated that Smoke let kid win on purpose really killed the whole movie for me
Hated that Smoke let kid win on purpose really killed the whole movie for me
Joanna
7.0★ · 05/10/25
the soundtrackkkkj omg
“Burn rubber not your soul”
“Burn rubber not your soul”
the soundtrackkkkj omg
“Burn rubber not your soul”
“Burn rubber not your soul”
Aurelia Drozdova
10.0★ · 04/07/25
Burn rubber, not your soul🔥🙂↕️✍️
Burn rubber, not your soul🔥🙂↕️✍️
Bee
7.8★ · 11/28/24
Burn rubber, not your soul.
I need more motorcycle movies like this and Torque!!
I need more motorcycle movies like this and Torque!!
Burn rubber, not your soul.
I need more motorcycle movies like this and Torque!!
I need more motorcycle movies like this and Torque!!