Story Plot
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
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Mr. Anderson, the head librarian of the Cincinnati Public Library
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Billy Dee Williams
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Stuart Goodson, a librarian at the Cincinnati Public Library
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Al Pacino
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Detective Bill Ramstead,
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Burt Reynolds
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Josh Davis, the local district attorney
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Bill Murray
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Myra, a librarian at the Cincinnati Public Library
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Jodie Foster
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Angela, Stuart's neighbor and love interest
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Cybill Shepherd
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Jackson, the homeless man who leads the Occupy sit-in at the library
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Richard Pryor
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Rebecca parker (Local Reporter)
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Pam Grier
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Chief Edwards
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Kurt Fuller
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Ernesto, head of security for the library
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Danny Trejo
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Cactus Ray, the homeless man who helps Jackson in the sit-in at the library
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Eddie Murphy
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Chip (The News cameraman)
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Jackie Chan
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Smutts, homeless friend of Jackson's that sparks the idea of the sit-in
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Dan Castellaneta
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Big George
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James Earl Jones
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