Dancehall Queen

For other uses, see Dancehall Queen (disambiguation).

Dancehall Queen
Directed by	Rick Elgood Don Letts
Produced by	Carl Bradshaw Carolyn Pfeiffer Chris Blackwell
Written by	Suzanne Fenn Don Letts Ed Wallace
Starring	Audrey Reid Paul Campbell Beenie Man Cherine Anderson
Music by	Wally Badarou
Cinematography	Louis Mulvey
Editing by	Suzanne Fenn
Release date(s)	October 10, 1997
Running time	98 minutes
Language	Jamaican Patois

Dancehall Queen is a 1997 independent Jamaican film starring Audrey Reid who plays Marcia, a street vendor struggling to raise two daughters. Detailed item information Description A street vendor discovers dancehalls and begins to live a double life.

Credits Director: Don Letts, Rick Elgood, Rick Elgood

Features Rating: UK:15 Genre: Drama Running Time: 96 min. EAN: 0660200309824

Editorial Reviews Spectacular colour, dazzling shine... Fabulous The Observer

A perfect depiction of dancehall life and culture The Star

Plot

Marcia (Audrey Reid) is a single mom and street vendor barely scraping by even with a financial assist from the seemingly avuncular Larry (Carl Davis), a gun-toting strongman with a twisted desire for Marcia's teenage daughter, Tanya (Cherine Anderson). Complicating things is Priest (Paul Campbell), a murderous hood who killed Marcia's friend and now is terrorizing the defenseless woman. Facing three big problems--Larry, Priest, and a lack of money---Marcia arrives at an inspired solution: develop an alter ego, a dancing celebrity called the Mystery Lady who can compete in a cash-prize contest and put both of the men against one another. Which is exactly what she does, and it's great fun watching Marcia instigate her complicated plan with a little help from sympathetic friends.

External links

• Official Website
• Dancehall Queen at the Internet Movie Database