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Boyz N the Hood (Blu-ray)
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 52 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 14, 1998
- Originally Released: 1991
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr. & Laurence Fishburne | |
Performer: | Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell, Regina King, Angela Bassett, Esther Scott, Whitman Mayo, John Cothran, Jr., Kareem Grimes & Vonte Sweet | |
Directed by | John Singleton | |
Edited by | Bruce Cannon | |
Screenwriting by | John Singleton | |
Composition by | Stanley Clarke | |
Produced by | Steve Nicolaides | |
Director of Photography: | Charles Mills |
Entertainment Reviews:
[I]t's ultimately a tender tragedy about the powerful influence, good and bad, of family and friends.
Premiere
Rating: 4/5 --
Powerful, old-school look at life surrounded by violence.
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Common Sense Media
Rating: 4/4 --
All of these supporting characters proved indispensable to the film's lasting power.
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AwardsCircuit.com
The story is laid out with the simplicity of a naive morality tale but is not in the least boring.
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The Spectator
Singleton set out to make his MEAN STREETS, capturing both the daily threat of violence and the enduring sense of community in the neighborhood where he grew up, and BOYZ N THE HOOD gets that across fairly often.
A.V. Club
...Strong and striking....Singleton and his actors slowly involve us in an almost sensual melange of moods, images and situations that take us inside the ghetto in a way mainstream films almost never do....A debut to remember...
Los Angeles Times
It's characterised by Singleton's unflinching storytelling, plus a career-best performance from Cuba Gooding Jr....
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Product Description:
John Singleton emerged from USC film school with his passionate script already written, and at age 23 he made the film that spawned a score of ghetto dramas. From the opening shot--a sign reading "Stop"--to the final message of "Increase the Peace," Singleton's desire to galvanize his audience is clear. The violence destroying South Central Los Angeles is seen through the eyes of Tre Styles (Cuba Gooding Jr.), whose intelligence and common sense would be wasted in the 'hood if not for his father, Furious (Laurence Fishburne), who imparts discipline and responsibility to his son. Tre's friends aren't so lucky, though, especially Doughboy (Ice Cube), who has been in and out of institutions since childhood and now sits on his porch with a forty in his hand and a pistol in his waistband. Singleton is ambitious enough to tackle a host of problems, from African American business practices to the bias of the SAT test, but the real power of the film lies in the performances of its principals. Cuba Gooding, in his first role, doesn't let Tre come off like a goody two-shoes, while Ice Cube gives a tragic nobility to a young man who knows he's doomed.
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- Sales Rank: 16,415
- UPC: 043396508194
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