Bait (2000)
Release: September 15, 2000 | Runtime: 1h 59m | Rating: 5.7
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.
Alvin Sanders is going to help the Feds catch a killer. He just doesn't know it yet.
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Main cast
- Jamie Foxx as Alvin Sanders
- David Morse as Edgar Clenteen
- Robert Pastorelli as Jaster
- Doug Hutchison as Bristol
- Kimberly Elise as Lisa Hill
- David Paymer as Agent Wooly
- Mike Epps as Stevie Sanders
- Jamie Kennedy as Agent Blum
- Nestor Serrano as Agent Boyle
- Kirk Acevedo as Ramundo
- Jeffrey Donovan as Julio
- Megan Dodds as Agent Walsh
- Tia Texada as Tika
- Neil Crone as Supervisor
- Jason Jones as Guard
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What is Bait about?
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.
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