Roxanne Roxanne (2017)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Larnell

Writer:

Michael Larnell (screenwriter)

Stars:

Chanté Adams, Nia Long, Mahershala Ali

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Germar Terrell Gardner	...	Antwan
Adam Horovitz	...	Attorney Schwartz
Terrence Shingler	...	Big John
Nigel A. Fullerton	...	Biz (as Nigel Fullerton)
Kristin Dodson	...	Classmate #1
Mike Classic	...	Concert Patron
Mahershala Ali	...	Cross
Curtiss Cook	...	Dave
Zurich Buckner	...	Doug
Lyric Hurd	...	Fastima
Anthony Bisciello	...	Frank
Melvin Mogoli	...	Jake
Sean Ringgold	...	Keith
Eden Duncan-Smith	...	Latifa
Caleb Eberhardt	...	Lounge Patron

Storyline

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" 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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Taglines:

The True Story of Roxanne Shante

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 2018 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions,i am OTHER

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actress Chanté Adams mother named her after the real Roxanne Chanté.

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Crazy Credits

The actors are listed in alphabetical order. Not by their names, but by their character's names.

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Connections

Featured in The Month in Movies: March 2018 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Runaway
Performed by Roxanne Shanté (as Roxanne Shante)
Written by Roxanne Shanté (as Lolita Shante Gooden), Marley Marl (as Marlon Lu'Ree Williams)
Licensed by permission of Tao Pop LLC

User Reviews

Great

Much better than most hiphop movies previously made, with a bit more depth and budget I would have gone to the cinema to see this.

Hopefully there will be more movies of this type as there some great stories to tell about the golden era of hiphop and plenty of fans.

Good acting and casting and held my attention throughout which is a rarity nowadays for tv output. Way better acted and far more authentic than The Getdown.