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Boyz n the Hood( 1991)

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Once upon a time in South Central L.A... It ain't no fairy tale.

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...

    Top Billed Cast

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      Cuba Gooding Jr.

      Tré Styles

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      Laurence Fishburne

      Jason 'Furious' Styles

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      Ice Cube

      Darin 'Doughboy' Baker

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      Morris Chestnut

      Ricky Baker

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      Angela Bassett

      Reva Devereaux

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      Nia Long

      Brandi

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      Tyra Ferrell

      Brenda Baker

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      Alysia Rogers

      Shanice

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      Regina King

      Shalika

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      Lexie Bigham

      "Mad Dog"

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      Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

      Officer Coffey

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      John Cothran

      Lewis Crump, USC Recruiter

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      Vonte Sweet

      Ric Rock

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      Yolanda Whitaker

      Yo-Yo

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      Esther Scott

      Tisha's Grandmother

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      Kareem J. Grimes

      Ice Cream Truck Kid

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      John Singleton

      The Mailman (uncredited)

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      Whitman Mayo

      The Old Man

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      Regi Green

      Chris

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      Dedrick D. Gobert

      "Dooky"

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      Tracey Lewis-Sinclair

      Shaniqua

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      Lloyd Avery II

      Knucklehead #2

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      Baldwin C. Sykes

      "Monster"

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      Malcolm Norrington

      Knucklehead #1

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      Raymond Turner

      Ferris

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      Kirk Kinder

      Officer Graham

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      Tammy Hanson

      Rosa

    28. cast image

      Baha Jackson

      Darin (age 11)

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      Leonette Scott

      Tisha

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      Desi Arnez Hines II

      Tré (age 10)

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      Donovan McCrary

      Ricky (age 10)

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      Nicole Brown

      Brandi (age 10)

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      Kenneth A. Brown

      Chris (age 10)

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      Miya McGhee

      Female Club Member

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      Raymond D. Turner

      Ferris

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon May 13 2019
    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 of John Singleton's powerful, intelligent and affecting call for calm in South Central Los Angeles. Often mistakenly presumed by those who haven't seen it to be a film that glamorises violence, Singleton's debut film takes us into South Central and holds us there by just shooting the story. No trickery or overtly mo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    6500000.00

    Revenue

    57504069.00

    Keywords

    • street gang
    • gangster
    • black people
    • rapper
    • ghetto
    • street war
    • violence in schools
    • vexed
    • south central los angeles
    • vindictive
    • cautionary
    • black american
    • antagonistic
    • callous