State Property Trailer
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Frustrated with being broke, "Beans" (Beanie Sigel) decides that the only way to grasp the "American Dream" is to take it.
"State Property" (Lions Gate Films/Rocafella Films) follows Beans and his crew, the "ABM" as they take over their city, creating mayhem as their empire builds.
Beans now struggles to maintain his family life, while bumping heads with opposing gangsters and police. It all comes to a head when he cannot surpass the city's most notorious crew run by Dame (Damon Dash) and Jay-Z.
Now whatever moves Beans and the "ABM" decide to make comes with severe consequences. “State Property†marks the feature film directorial debut of the acclaimed music video director – ABDUL MALIK ABBOTT.(Rated R for strong violence and sexuality, nonstop language & drug content)
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State Property - Production notes.
Filmed in and around New York and New Jersey one hot summer, State Property was shot in 18 days for under a million dollars. Originally slated for a direct to video release, State Property was green lit for a limited theatrical release after a successful screening at the Urban World film festival in NYC.
With a limited/staggered U.S. release, State Property performed extremely well with it's per screen average. The film eventually grossed over 2.1 million dollars and has been released on home video and DVD and at one point was the 10th top selling DVD in the U.S.A. The film has now earned close to 10 million dollars.
The film was written for the screen by native Philly writer Tron Anderson. Abdul shares co-writing credit on the film after having to rewrite the project to scale down the script to fit the limited budget. Damon Dash is the producer and one of the stars of the film project.
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State Property stars:
Beanie Sigel, Damon Dash, Omillio Sparks, Jay-Z, Oschino, Memphis Bleek
Sundy Carter, Chris Eric Williams, Ty-Ty Smith, Kydra "Binkie" Monet, Tim House
Darren Funtes & Nicole Madeo.
