Overview:
Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.| 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
- 9249: Steve Nicolaides - Producer - Production
- 9769: Stanley Clarke - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 9771: Charles Mills - Director of Photography - Camera
- 9772: Bruce Cannon - Editor - Editing
- 5776: Jaki Brown - Casting - Production
- 9773: Bruce Bellamy - Art Direction - Art
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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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