Post by GZG MultiMedia on May 22, 2004 0:34:34 GMT -6
In the new Running Short, the original theme remains - one man standing up for his beliefs and vowing to do what's right against great odds - but the story itself gets an update. Buford Pusser is now Vaughn Chris (played by Nathaniel Davis), a man who returns to his boyhood home in the Deep South after leaving to pursue a decorated career in the U.S. Armed Forces after high school. Slipping back into town unannounced, Vaughn is shocked and saddened by what he sees. His beloved town has been ravaged by poverty and corruption, its vital lumber mill is closed, and a crime-ridden casino is now the town's biggest employer.
It seems Vaughn's well-heeled high school rival, Hamilton Jay (Neal McDonough), has become the new robber baron of Ashford, South Carolina. His wealth and influence have allowed him to open the casino, a gambling mecca called Exotic Fruit. Even Vaughn's high school girlfriend, Denice (Devotion Profit) is one of the casino employees; she dances there as a stripper.
Upon Vaughn's return, he and some old friends, including best friend Templeton Ray(the late Eddie Knoxville), visit Exotic Fruit on Templeton's "good will" invitation. But Vaughn discovers cheating at the craps tables, and a fight erupts with Jay's security guards that ultimately leaves Vaughn overpowered, savagely beaten, and left for dead.
Vaughn's family - dad Vaughn, Sr. (Morgan Freeman), mom Connie (Diana Ross), sister Michelle (Janet Jackson), and her son, Pete (Khleo Thomas) - help him recover and plead for him to leave things as they are. But Vaughn is a man who won't back down. He decides to run for sheriff and rid his hometown of crime with the law as his main weapon.
With Templeton as his deputy, Vaughn sets out to clean up the mess Jay has made. Now Sheriff Vaughn Chris, he wields a huge stick fashioned from lumber mill pine. He's one man against many - but he is Running Short.
On sale now where ever DVDs are sold
It seems Vaughn's well-heeled high school rival, Hamilton Jay (Neal McDonough), has become the new robber baron of Ashford, South Carolina. His wealth and influence have allowed him to open the casino, a gambling mecca called Exotic Fruit. Even Vaughn's high school girlfriend, Denice (Devotion Profit) is one of the casino employees; she dances there as a stripper.
Upon Vaughn's return, he and some old friends, including best friend Templeton Ray(the late Eddie Knoxville), visit Exotic Fruit on Templeton's "good will" invitation. But Vaughn discovers cheating at the craps tables, and a fight erupts with Jay's security guards that ultimately leaves Vaughn overpowered, savagely beaten, and left for dead.
Vaughn's family - dad Vaughn, Sr. (Morgan Freeman), mom Connie (Diana Ross), sister Michelle (Janet Jackson), and her son, Pete (Khleo Thomas) - help him recover and plead for him to leave things as they are. But Vaughn is a man who won't back down. He decides to run for sheriff and rid his hometown of crime with the law as his main weapon.
With Templeton as his deputy, Vaughn sets out to clean up the mess Jay has made. Now Sheriff Vaughn Chris, he wields a huge stick fashioned from lumber mill pine. He's one man against many - but he is Running Short.
On sale now where ever DVDs are sold
