Jason's Lyric (1994)
Catch Jada Pinkett-Smith as Lyric
Theatrical Release Date: September 28, 1994
Summary: The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends. Allen Payne (I) plays Jason, a sales clerk at a T.V. store. He falls in love with Lyric (Jada Pinkett Smith) and finds happiness, but his family history and crazy father Maddog (played by Forest Whitaker) come back to haunt him before he can leave it all for a better life.Review: Romeo and Juliet in an urban ghetto has been done many times over the years, from West Side Story in the 1950s to the numerous urban drama of the late ‘90s and into the 2000s. Although it’s connected to a frequently-tried concept, "Jason’s Lyric" has a powerful, unique appeal that makes the tale seem fresh and new. A story about true love, family, loyalty and fate, it is a film you will not easily forget. Jason’s Lyric is one of the better films that has been made about urban African-American life, because it combines emotional truths with entertaining melodrama and a steamy romance.
Jada Pinkett-Smith Movies:
- Collateral (2004)
- Matrix Revolutions (2003)
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- Kingdom Come (2001)
- Bamboozled (2000)
- Mononoke-hime (1999)
- Return to Paradise (1998)
- Scream 2 (1997)
- Set It Off (1996)
- If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
- The Nutty Professor (1996)
- Tales from the Crypt -- Demon knight (1995)
- A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
- Jason's Lyric (1994)
- The Inkwell (1994)
- Menace II Society (1993)