The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.
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George Tillman Jr.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jamal Woolard | ... | Christopher 'Biggie' Wallace | |
| Momo Dione | ... | Record Executive at Party (as Mohamed Dione) | |
| Derek Luke | ... | Sean 'Puffy' Combs | |
| Dennis L.A. White | ... | Damion | |
| Marc John Jefferies | ... | Cease | |
| Menyone DeVeaux | ... | Hot Girl #1 | |
| Christopher Jordan Wallace | ... | Biggie (Age 8-13) | |
| Ricky Smith | ... | Wally | |
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Amanda Christopher | ... | Keisha |
| Angela Bassett | ... | Voletta Wallace | |
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Jasper Briggs | ... | Damion (Age 8-13) |
| Cyrus Farmer | ... | Selwyn | |
| David Costabile | ... | Mr. Webber | |
| Julia Pace Mitchell | ... | Jan | |
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Jermaine Denny | ... | Primo |
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NOTORIOUS is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time; THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream." Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures
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No dream is too big See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive language, some strong sexuality including dialogue, nudity, and for drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 January 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Untitled Notorious B.I.G. Project See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$20,497,596, 18 January 2009, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$36,842,118, 29 March 2009Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Lyrics by Jermaine Denny
Turntable scratches by Barry Cole
Performed by Red Café
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When a teenage Biggie is explaining how his rapping was initially a side-hustle to his drug dealing, the shot shows him rapping in a black and red lumberjack shirt with a hunting cap. This outfit, in fact, matches the one described in the lyrics of the song 'Juicy': 'way back, when I had the red and black/ lumberjack/ with the hat to match'. See more »Goofs
In a brief establishing shot of Times Square, a billboard poster for "Chicken Run" can be seen. Chicken Run was released three years after Biggie died. There is also a poster for "Will & Grace" on NBC, which premiered the year after his death (1998). See more »Alternate Versions
The unrated cut features seven minutes of extended footage as well as an opening sequence involving the "Impala SS" killer. See more »Soundtracks
Primo BattleLyrics by Jermaine Denny
Turntable scratches by Barry Cole
Performed by Red Café
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MY girlfriend and I went to see this opening night and I was a little worried about the director and first time actor Jamal Woolard but it turned out to be a great film. Now i am a Biggie fan so you may think this is biased but it was a well done movie and showed you the life of biggie and how he made it. There is a couple things that i thought were not so good about the movie like go more in depth his younger years so we learn more about him and also go deeper into the feud with him and pac. But other than that Jamal Woolard gave a great performance as well as the rest of the cast. Now my girlfriend doesn't even like rap and she liked this movie so i would suggest it to anyone. I am surprised about the bad rating but i guess people hate on the best rapper of all time too much lol