Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as "the juice".
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Ernest R. Dickerson
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Omar Epps | ... | Q | |
| Tupac Shakur | ... | Bishop | |
| Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins | ... | Steel (as Jermaine Hopkins) | |
| Khalil Kain | ... | Raheem | |
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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) | |
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Victor Campos | ... | Quiles |
| Eric Payne | ... | Frank | |
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Sharon Cook | ... | Record Store Clerk |
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Darien Berry | ... | Blizzard |
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4 Harlem teens, Q, Bishop, Raheem and Steel, are out skipping school one day when they find out an old friend was killed in a shootout at a bar. After this, Bishop tells his friends that they have no respect, or juice. To get some, they rob a corner grocery store, but things take an unexpected turn. Only the four friends know what happened, but one of them is out for himself. Written by Stevenson
Taglines:
Power. Respect. Juice. How far would you go to get it? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong language, and for some violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 January 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Uma Questão de Respeito See more »Filming Locations:
Saint Nicholas Terrace & 135th. Street, Harlem, New York City, New York, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$8,085,915, 20 January 1992Gross USA:
$20,146,880Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$20,146,880Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Trivia
The film was originally written as a speculative script by Ernest R. Dickerson and Gerard Brown while they were in film school. Producer David Heyman go ahold of the script from his friend and co-Producer Peter Frankfurt, who read it and immediately loved it. They met with Dickerson to discuss making it into a movie soon thereafter. See more »Goofs
When Raheem walks over to take the gun from Bishop a gun can be seen in Bishop's left pocket. Bishop then pulls out a second gun from behind him with his right hand. See more »Quotes
Bishop: You need to have respect for me. I was almost your father but the line was too long!See more »
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Top performances from Epps and Shakur make this film watchable, the story a fairly mundane one of street youth gangs drifting into crime in search of kicks, streetcred and "juice" (or power). Shakur is the nutter who leads the way on a downward spiral, eager to get involved in any crazy venture and leading his more cautious friends down with him, Epps the good kid hoping to escape the ghetto life through his DJing skills. Uniformly good acting especially from the two leads, cameos from Queen Latifah and Samuel L. Jackson, tense atmosphere and a funny, slang-heavy script all act in its favour, but a lack of originality and a rather mediocre ending bring it down a notch or two. Worth a look if it's your scene though.