Storyline
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
Released
December 2015
Runtime
2h 7min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Amazon Studios, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Cast
Teyonah Parris
Lysistrata
Nick Cannon
Demetrius 'Chi-Raq' Dupree
Wesley Snipes
Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
Angela Bassett
Miss Helen Worthy
Samuel L. Jackson
Dolmedes
John Cusack
Fr. Mike Corridan
Jennifer Hudson
Irene
David Patrick Kelly
General King Kong
D.B. Sweeney
Mayor McCloud
Dave Chappelle
Morris
Steve Harris
Ole Duke
Harry Lennix
Commissioner Blades
Anya Engel-Adams
Rasheeda
Ebony Joy
Marcy
Erin Allen Kane
Tee-Tee
Michelle Mitchenor
Indigo
La La Anthony
Hecuba
Val Warner
Electra Johnson
Sarunas J. Jackson
Big Mike
Corey Hendrix
Jah
William Gines
Armonty
Quincy Griffin
Cairo
Chantley Lorraine Ward
Candy
M.J. Carey
Sergeant Toney
Samuel Robinson
Private Alto
Anthony Fitzpatrick
Chief Riptide
Jackie Taylor
Olympia
Gina Breedlove
Althea
Anthony Chisholm
Mr. Doctor Aesop
Darren Jones
Pindar
George Willborn
Tereus
Lamar Greer
Ajani
Wade Forrest Wilson
Oedipus
Erica Faye Watson
Sugar Pie
Latisha Hyman
Big Thelma
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Bacchos
Vic Mensa
T-Money
Natasha Forouzannia
Michelle
Duane Sharp
Joe the Supervisor
Sammy Joe Temple
Pretty Pink
Emily Boakye Agyemang
Fifi
Lena Owens
Divine
Eric Wilkins
Spinna
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
Lorde
Yaneisha Franklin
Kenya
Tiffany Laos
Lucy
Dusan Sanford
Blue Monday
Al Palagonia
Private Wilbur
Willie Middleton
Tiny Tony
Celeste M Cooper
Barbara
Ilfenesh Hadera
Chifon
Rinska Carrasco
Dancer
Patricia Urbonas Clark
Secretary to Mayor McCloud
Michelle Shelton Huff
Channel 7 News Reporter
John Westford Jr.
J Dog Englewood
Eric Ian
Grey
Alex Zelenka
Chicago Cop
Brandon Bowens
Police Officer
Muhammad Sanders
Cafe Waiter
Curtis Gordon
Chicago Cop
Epic Scon
National Guard Singer / Dancer
Michael Czerniawski
Police officer
Jay Washington
Besomighty
Jermaine Mctizic
National Guard
Aj Brander
Chicago police officer
Kevin Tillett
National Guardsman
Matthew Salter
Riot Police Officer / Bartender (uncredited)
Hans Dieter Wolff
Police riot squad (uncredited)
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Apollo
Roger Guenveur Smith
Red, White, and Blue Insurance Salesman
Snoop
Dania
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