Life is a 1999 comedy-drama film directed by Ted Demme, and starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. The supporting cast includes Obba Babatundé, Bernie Mac, Anthony Anderson, Miguel A. Núñez Jr. and Bokeem Woodbine. The film's format is a story being told by an elderly inmate (Babatundé) about two of his friends' (Murphy and Lawrence), who are both wrongly convicted of murder and given a life sentence in prison. Life was released in April 1999 and went on to gross over $60 million at the box office. K-Ci & JoJo sang the film's theme song, which was titled "Life", but it was the song "Fortunate" by Maxwell that garnered the most attention from the soundtrack as it received several awards and nominations. Life was shot at various locations in California; locations include Locke, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Downey, CA, and Sacramento, CA. Parts of the film were actually shot at a Rockwell Defense Plant in California.