Juice (1992)

Director:

Ernest R. Dickerson

Writers:

Ernest R. Dickerson (story)
Gerard Brown (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 January 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

In the Ghettos of Harlem you don't buy respect ...you earn it.

Plot:

"Juice" is about 4 inner-city teens who get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as 'the juice'.

Plot Keywords:

Power | Inner City | Murder | Cigarette Smoking | Single Parent

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Omar Epps	...	Q
Tupac Shakur	...	Bishop
Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins	...	Steel (as Jermaine Hopkins)
Khalil Kain	...	Raheem
Cindy Herron	...	Yolanda
Vincent Laresca	...	Radames
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Trip
George Gore II	...	Brian (as George O. Gore)
Grace Garland	...	Q's Mother
Queen Latifah	...	Ruffhouse M.C.
Bruklin Harris	...	Keesha (as Idina Harris)
Victor Campos	...	Quiles
Eric Payne	...	Frank
Sharon Cook	...	Record Store Clerk
Darien Berry	...	Blizzard

Also Known As:

Angel Town 2 (Europe: English title) (video catalogue title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #31531) | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | UK:15 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Island World

Trivia:

Tupac Shakur got the role of "Bishop" over Anthony "Treach" Criss, who has a cameo as a member of Radames' gang. Shakur nailed the role when he threw a chair during his audition.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When bishop is ranting and raving after the shoot-out he is holding the gun in his hand and has the same gun in his waistband.

Quotes:

Q: Man, you know what your problem is? You got no juice.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Notorious (2009)

Soundtrack:

Does Your Man Know About Me

2pacs amazing transformation

Its hard to belive that Omar Epps was only about 18 while shooting this film & 2pac was only around 20, anyways this movie basically is a different style of african american movies, not showing that everyone in the hood deals with guns, but 2pacs personality had an amazing change in this movie, it was so realistic & his acting is just great. This is Omar Epps & 2pacs debut in movies & both acted very natural. This movie is a lot more convincing & realistic than Higher Learning, ive actually noticed that 2pac is an excellent most of his movies r heaps good e.g. Above the rim, gridlock'd & Gang Related. Anyways i was surprised at how good this film was. I rate this movie 8.5 / 10