The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)
Overview : The controversial satire The LA Riot Spectacular plays for mordent laughs the events that consumed L.A. in 1992, after the police officers on trial for beating motorist Rodney King were found innocent. The city was engulfed by a massive riot, but the film plays these moments for laughs. In addition to recreating some of the images seen on television, the film skewers a variety of figures including the police, the media, and the citizens of the city.
Release Date : April 25, 2005
Runtime : 80m
Genre : Comedy
Companies : RichKatz Entertainment, Rockhard Pictures, Visionbox Pictures, entitled entertainment, El Camino Pictures, Cherry Road Films LLC
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : race politics, xenophobia