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Overview

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Director:
Writer (WGA):
John Singleton (written by)
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Release Date:
12 July 1991 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Once upon a time in South Central L.A. ... It ain't no fairy tale more
Plot:
Saga of a group of childhood friends growing up in a Los Angeles ghetto. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 4 nominations more
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Remarkable Film From First-Time Director more (140 total)

Cast

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Hudhail Al-Amir ... S.A.T. Man
Lloyd Avery II ... Knucklehead #2

Angela Bassett ... Reva Styles
Mia Bell ... Female Club Member
Lexie Bigham ... Mad Dog
Kenneth A. Brown ... Little Chris
Nicole Brown ... Brandi - Age 10
Ceal ... Sheryl

Morris Chestnut ... Ricky Baker
Darneicea Corley ... Keisha

John Cothran Jr. ... Lewis Crump

Ice Cube ... Doughboy
Na'Blonka Durden ... Trina (as Na' Blonka Durden)
Susan Falcon ... Mrs. Olaf
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson ... Officer Coffey (as Jesse Ferguson)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Boys in the Hood (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
112 min
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Color (DeLuxe)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
A pickpocket in this film, who tries to rob Doughboy's crew and gets beat up, wears a T-shirt reading "We Want Eazy". This is a reference to Eazy-E, Ice Cube's former N.W.A. band mate, with whom he was feuding at the time of the movie. more
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Continuity: When Tre is raking the leaves, his lawn is green. When he leaved the house the next day, the lawn is dead. more
Quotes:
Furious Styles: [referring to drug epidemic] I know every time you turn on the TV thats what you see, Black People, pushing the rock, selling the rock, that's what you see. But see that wasn't a problem as long as it was here
[referring to Compton, Watts, other Black ghettos]
Furious Styles: . It wasn't a problem until it was in Iowa or on Wall Street where there are hardly any black people.
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Soundtrack:
It's Your Life more

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30 out of 39 people found the following comment useful.
Remarkable Film From First-Time Director, 19 April 2004
Author: evanreverb from Sydney, Australia

An exemplary directorial debut from John Singleton, who managed to create an American classic with his first effort.

As we follow Tre Styles from childhood toward becoming a young adult (as played effectively by Cuba Gooding, Jr.), and attempting to dodge, with the cautious guidance of his parents, the many dangers and risks associated with growing up in inner-city America, the sense of ever-present danger and, often, hopelessness associated with attempting to avoid falling into the cracks of society is abundantly clear.

In the role of Tre's troubled friend Dough Boy, Ice Cube is something of a revelation, and his balanced performance, alongside Singleton's excellent script, prevent him from becoming merely another gangster caricature. Lawrence Fishburne and Morris Chestnut add further depth to a strong cast.

All in all a very real, gritty depiction of the challenges faced at every turn by African American men and women in modern America. The building anger bristling beneath the surface in so many scenes is particularly resonant given the outburst of violence in the Rodney King Riots that took place in the very same city of the story just one year later.

The film spawned several 'urban gang flick' imitations in subsequent years, but most glorified violence and placed an emphasis on a loud soundtrack and sexual explicitness at the expense of strong plot-line, good character development and a serious social message.

All three are to be found in Boyz N the Hood.

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