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John Henry

January 20, 2017

Director Will Forbes

Genre Drama | Thriller

Cast Terry Crews, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Maestro Harrell, Kimberly Hebert Gregory

Rating R

Release Date January 24th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A quiet man with a violent past has his life changed when an immigrant girl who is on the run from gang violence in South Los Angeles stumbles into his life.”

From director Will Forbes, John Henry is a drama that tells the story of ex-gang member John Henry, a quiet man with a violent past. When two immigrant kids on the run from his former South Los Angeles gang leader stumble into his life, John is forced to reconcile with his past in order to try and give them a future. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, John Henry:

  • A modern adaption of the story of an African-American folk hero of the same name. The original folk hero story centers on a “steel-driving man” tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel. He won a race against a steam-powered rock drilling machine.

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