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Release Date:
26 May 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
This is the truth. This is what's real.
Plot:
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life. full summary | add synopsis
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Street
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High School
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Ghetto
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Watts Riots
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Black Man
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Awards:
2 wins
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2 nominations
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(22 articles)
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The Best Hood Film I Have Ever Seen
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tyrin Turner | ... | Caine | |
| Larenz Tate | ... | O-Dog | |
| June Kyoto Lu | ... | Grocery Store Woman (as June Kyoko Lu) | |
| Toshi Toda | ... | Grocery Store Man | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Tat Lawson | |
| Anthony Johnson | ... | Tony | |
| Brandon Hammond | ... | Five Year Old Caine | |
| Glenn Plummer | ... | Pernell | |
| Reginald Ballard | ... | Clyde | |
| Khandi Alexander | ... | Karen Lawson | |
| Eugene Lee | ... | Man #1 | |
| James Pickens Jr. | ... | Man #2 (as James Pickins Jr.) | |
| Nancy Cheryll Davis | ... | Teacher (as Nancy Cheryl Davis) | |
| Jullian Roy Doster | ... | Anthony | |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | ... | Ronnie (as Jada Pinkett) |
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Rated R for strong violence, drug use and language.; Rated R for strong bloody violence, drug use and pervasive language. (director's cut)
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Runtime:
97 min
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Color (FotoKem)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
New Zealand:R18 |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Canada:R |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:18 |
USA:R (certificate #45390) (director's cut) |
Australia:R |
Germany:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
USA:Unrated (director's cut) |
France:-16
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Tupac Shakur was originally attached to play Sharif, but was fired after a physical fight with director Allen Hughes.
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Continuity: When Kane goes to the BBQ he pulls up to see a red civic, he sees the girl and stops behind her, when he's talking to her outside of the car the civic is black, then when he says that he will call her later and walks off the car is red again.
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Referenced in Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
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If you like action dramas, this is definitely the film for you. I have watched this film several times since I bought it, and I don't do that with many movies. It shows what it is really like for teenagers growing up in the ghetto.
The movie takes place in LA, where Caine, O-Dog, Sharif, and the rest of they're crew trying to grow up in the Ghetto without getting shot. It deals with everything that is happening in the world with teens in the hood: Pregnancy, Drive-by's, Drug Addiction, and many other things.
What I like about this film, is that it is exactly what it's supposed to be. It does not show people getting shot every 2 minutes and showing the kids smoking weed in every scene, because it's not like that in real life. This shows exactly how everything goes down. Nothing more, nothing less.
Check it out. You can get it at Wal-Mart for a good price.