![]() He reaches out to his probation officer for help in proving his innocence, but is told that his best option is to simply turn himself in. is wounded from a shot to the buttocks and is taken into custody, Douglas learns he has been implicated in the shooting. However, the police show up and he learns that J.J. Fearing a third conviction, which will result in a life sentence, he decides to go straight and leave the street life. Rob Douglas has just been released from jail for the second time. The title refers to California's habitual offender law, whereby three convictions confer an automatic life sentence. Despite some commercial success, it was negatively received by critics. It peaked at the 190th position on the Billboard 200 and number 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.3 Strikes is a 2000 American comedy film written and directed by DJ Pooh, and starring Brian Hooks, N'Bushe Wright, Faizon Love and David Alan Grier. SoundtrackĪ soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on Februby Priority Records. Joe Leydon of Variety called it "exuberantly rude and crude, but generally more frantic than genuinely funny". Metacritic rated it 11/100 based on 16 reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 0% based on reviews from 29 critics. The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews. The film opened at #12 at the North American box office making $3,684,704 USD in its opening weekend. Anthony Anderson as Prison Guard (uncredited).The film's epilogue states that Rob is eventually released from prison early due to overcrowding. Rob's father tells him he will pick him up from jail himself when he gets out the next time. Sometime later, in the final verdict, though Rob does not receive his third strike, he is sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating his parole. After a chase, Rob gives himself up at a church where Mike has brought a Lawyer. and Blue (her brother) about the shootout if she can have her way with him, much to his disgust.īlue tells Tone that Rob is at his house and Tone and his crew go to get him. Dahlia tells Rob that she will give him the taped conversation between J.J. Rob asks Mike to get him a good lawyer and leaves for Dahlia’s home. Dahlia tells Rob to come to her place for a tape that could get him out of the situation he's in. The next morning, Rob’s mother tells him the police have been looking for him, and some girl named Dahlia called saying she had some information that could keep him out of jail. Rob and Juanita meet at a hotel while Detective Jenkins stops at Rob's home to try to find him that night. Rob runs into his old friend Mike who helps him with some money. Soon after, J.J is raped (off-screen) by a homosexual janitor who had been lusting after his buttocks, which was where he had been wounded. He calls his friend Blue, and tells him that when the police come and question him about the shootout, he is going to put the blame on Rob. is restricted to a hospital bed due to his injuries. Detective Jenkins is investigating the case and searching for Rob. Rob learns that the police is still searching for him and that he is on the most wanted list. tells Rob that the car was stolen and Rob trying to elude his third strike escapes from the scene and hides at his girlfriend, Juanita’s house. and just as Rob tells him he never plans to go back to prison, cops pull the two over and J.J. Rob calls his friend Tone to pick him up from jail but Tone gets caught up with a woman he just met and asks J.J. Rob is currently finishing his second bid in prison. According to a local news report there has been a law- California's three strikes law, which will put three time offenders in prison for a minimum of twenty-five years.
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