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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   4,023 votes
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Director:
John Singleton
Writer (WGA):
John Singleton (written by)
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Release Date:
29 June 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
This is the story of Jody, an unemployed young black man, who's been living with his mother for several years... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 14 nominations more
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(7 articles)
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User Comments:
Couldn't Be More Ghetto If It Tried more (77 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tyrese Gibson ... Joseph Summers

Taraji P. Henson ... Yvette

Omar Gooding ... Sweetpea
Tamara LaSeon Bass ... Peanut

Candy Ann Brown ... Ms. Herron (as Candy Brown Houston)
A.J. Johnson ... Juanita

Ving Rhames ... Melvin 'Mel'

Snoop Dogg ... Rodney

Angell Conwell ... Kim

Kareem J. Grimes ... Do Dirty (as Kareem Grimes)

Tracey Cherelle Jones ... Sharika
Kaylan Bolton ... Joe Joe
Kylan Bolton ... Joe Joe
Freez Luv ... Cake Man
Mo'Nique ... Patrice
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, language, violence and some drug use.
Runtime:
130 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | France:U | Germany:16 | Italy:T | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38090) | Iceland:16

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Singelton originally wrote the role of Rodney for Ice cube. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jody is holding his model early in the film , the close-ups show the model as having wheels and seats, but in the wider shots they are missing. more
Quotes:
Sweet Pea: I'm not going to use the b-word. I just call y'all unstable creatures. more
Movie Connections:
Features "Larry King Live" (1985) more
Soundtrack:
Thatshowegetdown more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Couldn't Be More Ghetto If It Tried, 13 August 2007
3/10
Author: senorjuez from United States

This is not an uplifting film, nor does it try to be. A young black man trying to survive in the hood and dealing with the mess he created. The typical stereotypes abound. Unemployed, illegitimate child and crime. The main character is always conscious of the possibility of being killed on the streets. Part of the plot is that a part of him wants to escape, but he knows no other way to exist.

You could sit in the passenger seat of a car driving through Compton or Watts, run a camcorder out the window for about 90 minutes and come up with the same thing.(Provided you survive the trip) There are a few strange twists in this film, such as the mother-son dynamic and the battle of good vs. evil featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg.

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