New York City 1932. Small-time hustler Ray Gibson and fellow gambler Claude Banks find themselves deep in debt to the owner of swank Club Spanky s. Fortunately Spanky comes up with a way for the boys to pay him back a bootlegging run smuggling Mississippi s finest hooch. Unfortunately the job land them in a Mississippi State Prison with a life sentence. Over the course of the next 60 years Ray and Claude witness hardship and kindness cruelty and forgiveness life and death. But their humorous outlook on life prevails as their friendship deepens and endures. Together they never lose hope that one day they will once again walk outside the prison walls as free men. Starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. (1999) Running time: 109 minutes.