Straight Outta Compton (2015)

The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Writers:

Jonathan Herman (screenplay), Andrea Berloff (screenplay)

Stars:

O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 28 wins & 39 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
O'Shea Jackson Jr.	...	Ice Cube
Corey Hawkins	...	Dr. Dre
Jason Mitchell	...	Eazy-E
Neil Brown Jr.	...	DJ Yella
Aldis Hodge	...	MC Ren
Marlon Yates Jr.	...	D.O.C.
R. Marcos Taylor	...	Suge Knight (as R. Marcus Taylor)
Carra Patterson	...	Tomica
Alexandra Shipp	...	Kim
Paul Giamatti	...	Jerry Heller
Elena Goode	...	Nicole
Keith Powers	...	Tyree
Joshua Brockington	...	Young Warren G
Sheldon A. Smith	...	Warren G
LaKeith Stanfield	...	Snoop (as Lakeith Lee Stanfield)

Storyline

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.

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Plot Keywords:

hip hop | rap music | gangsta rap | based on true story | n word | 

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Taglines:

...It don't stand for "Nice, White, and Accessible".

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Straight Outta Compton

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$56,100,000, 16 August 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$161,197,785

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$201,634,991

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Legendary Entertainment, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

147 min 167 min (unrated director's cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ice Cube isn't actually from Compton; he is from Baldwin Hills.

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Goofs

After the confrontation between Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight in the recording studio, one of Suge's crew members sits down on a chair. In the next camera shot he is seen sitting down again.

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Quotes

Ice Cube: Yella, yo Yella
Dj Yella: [In bed with a woman]
Dj Yella: Your name Felicia?
Girl: You forgot my name?
Girl: [She kicks Yella out of bed]
Dj Yella: No, wait! Valerie, your name's Valerie
Ice Cube: He forgot her name! Damn!

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Crazy Credits

The only opening credits are graffiti writings of the main characters and their actors.

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Connections

Features Yo! MTV Raps (1988)

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Soundtracks

Appetite For Destruction
Written by The D.O.C. (as Tracy Curry), Kokane (as Jerry Long), M.C. Ren (as Lorenzo Patterson), Dr. Dre (as Andre Young)
Performed by NWA (as N.W.A)
Courtesy of Priority Records/Ruthless Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Just Amazing. Doesn't matter if you are hiphop fan or not

I try to make it quick this time. Watch this movie. It is easily one of the best I have seen in a long time and I was skeptical with all the praise it got beforehand. But it is well deserved. The three lead actors are amazing as well as the direction. Yes you see them "fight" the police but this is not a political film. This is a drama.

It is about friendship, about self-fulfillment, about creating something and about how greed destroys everything. It has been a long time that I sat in a movie theater and you could feel how much respect and love everybody in the audience has for this film. You don't need to love HipHop to enjoy this incredible movie.