Rodney King (film)

Rodney King
Directed bySpike Lee
Written byRoger Guenveur Smith
Produced by
StarringRoger Guenveur Smith
Edited byRandy Wilkins
Music byMarc Anthony Thompson
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Rodney King is one-man show by Roger Guenveur Smith. Smith performs as a multiplicity of voices alternately supporting and opposing Rodney King's plight. It premiered in 2014 at The Public Theater as part of the Under the Radar Festival. A film version of the monologue was directed by Spike Lee and released in 2017. Smith was inspired by King's death in 2012 and researched, wrote and improvised the play over the course of a few weeks. It began streaming on April 28, 2017.

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