Overview:
In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...| Status: | Released (1991-07-12) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 12 wins & 27 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $57,504,069 |
| Screen: | John Singleton |
| Productions: | Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 9777: Cuba Gooding Jr. - Tré Styles
- 2975: Laurence Fishburne - Jason 'Furious' Styles
- 9778: Ice Cube - Darin 'Doughboy' Baker
- 9779: Morris Chestnut - Ricky Baker
- 9780: Angela Bassett - Reva Devereaux
- 9781: Nia Long - Brandi
- 9782: Tyra Ferrell - Brenda Baker
Crews
- 6482: John Singleton - Director - Directing
- 5776: Jaki Brown - Casting - Production
- 9769: Stanley Clarke - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 9771: Charles Mills - Director of Photography - Camera
- 9773: Bruce Bellamy - Art Direction - Art
- 9775: Marietta Carter-Narcisse - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 9249: Steve Nicolaides - Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
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Rick, it's the Nineties. Can't afford to be afraid of our own people anymore, man. 1991 "One out of every twenty-one Black American males will be murdered in their lifetime" "Most will die at the hands of another Black male" "Increase The Peace" is the closing message ....
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John Singleton really isn't my thing. I mean, the movie came out in '91 but didn't get much exposure out in the country where I grew up until it was on HBO. However "Poetic Justice" DID and when I finally came around to watching "Boyz n the Hood" I had extremely low expectations. ....
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