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Roxanne Roxanne

  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 40m
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6.2/10
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Chanté Adams in Roxanne Roxanne (2017)
In the early 1980s, the most feared battle MC in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenage girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At the age of 14, Lolita "Roxanne Shanté" Gooden was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the streets of the Queensbridge Projects in NYC.
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In the late 80s/ early 1990s, the most feared battle MC in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenage girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At the age of 14, Lolita "Roxanne Shanté... Read allIn the late 80s/ early 1990s, the most feared battle MC in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenage girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At the age of 14, Lolita "Roxanne Shanté" Gooden was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend as she hustled to provide for he... Read allIn the late 80s/ early 1990s, the most feared battle MC in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenage girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At the age of 14, Lolita "Roxanne Shanté" Gooden was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the streets of the Queensbridge Proje... Read all
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    • Michael Larnell
    • Michael Larnell(screenwriter)
  • Stars
    • Chanté Adams
    • Nia Long
    • Mahershala Ali
    • Michael Larnell
    • Michael Larnell(screenwriter)
  • Stars
    • Chanté Adams
    • Nia Long
    • Mahershala Ali
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    • 24User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    Chanté Adams
    Roxanne Shante performing at Sundance Film Festival 2017
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    Chanté Adams
    Chanté Adams
    • Roxanne Shante
    Nia Long
    Nia Long
    • Ms. Peggy
    Mahershala Ali
    Mahershala Ali
    • Cross
    Germar Terrell Gardner
    Germar Terrell Gardner
    • Antwan
    Adam Horovitz
    Adam Horovitz
    • Attorney Schwartz
    Terrence Shingler
    Terrence Shingler
    • Big John
    Nigel A. Fullerton
    • Biz
    • (as Nigel Fullerton)
    Kristin Dodson
    Kristin Dodson
    • Classmate #1
    Mike Classic
    • Concert Patron
    Curtiss Cook
    Curtiss Cook
    • Dave
    Zurich Buckner
    • Doug
    Lyric Hurd
    Lyric Hurd
    • Fastima
    Anthony Bisciello
    Anthony Bisciello
    • Frank
    Melvin Mogoli
    Melvin Mogoli
    • Jake
    Sean Ringgold
    Sean Ringgold
    • Keith
    Eden Duncan-Smith
    Eden Duncan-Smith
    • Latifa
    Caleb Eberhardt
    Caleb Eberhardt
    • Lounge Patron
    Kevin Phillips
    Kevin Phillips
    • Marley
      • Michael Larnell
      • Michael Larnell(screenwriter)
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    • Trivia
      Actress Chanté Adams's mother named her after the real Roxanne Shanté.
    • Goofs
      When Shanté is with Marley Marl recording "Roxanne's Revenge," the version heard on the soundtrack is the less-raunchy re-recorded version that came to be after UTFO sued Pop Art Records.
    • Quotes

      Roxanne Shante: ooh

      Ms. Peggy: I hear you out here fucking with my door shanté. What do you want?

      Roxanne Shante: I want come in.

      Ms. Peggy: What time does this key lock my door? You want to be out there, playing with all them hoes, then you keep your ass out there, but stop knocking on my God damn door!

    • Crazy credits
      The actors are listed in alphabetical order. Not by their names, but by their character's names.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Month in Movies: March 2018 (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Keep It Funky
      Performed by Bobby Barnes
      Written by Robert Barnes, Lawrence Edward Carroll
      Courtesy of Fervor Records

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    3/10
    left wanting
    I remember when my boy D came home from Detroit with a Roxanne tape. It was all we played for weeks. This movie was well acted but lacked the feeling of the time and music of the period. I expected more from it.
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    • jersmac
    • Mar 30, 2018

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      • March 23, 2018 (United States)
      • United States
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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
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