Bones (2001 film)

Bones
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ernest Dickerson
Written by	Adam Simon Tim Metcalfe
Produced by	Rupert Harvey Peter Heller Lloyd Segan
Starring	Snoop Dogg Pam Grier Khalil Kain Clifton Powell Bianca Lawson Michael T. Weiss
Cinematography	Flavio Labiano
Edited by	Michael N. Knue Stephen Lovejoy
Music by	Elia Cmiral
Production companies	The Lloyd Segan Company Heller Highwater Productions
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English French Spanish
Budget	$16 million[1]
Box office	$8.4 million[1]

Bones is a 2001 American supernatural black horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson and starring rapper Snoop Dogg as the eponymous Jimmy Bones, a murdered numbers runner that rises from the grave to avenge his death. The film is presented as a homage to blaxploitation films of the 1970s and incorporates numerous elements from the genre.

It initially met with negative reviews and a dismal box-office performance, but has since been reappraised as a cult classic, especially for Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier's performances, the practical effects, and Dickerson's direction.^[2][3][4]