Director John Singleton's debut chronicles the trials and tribulations of three young African-American males growing up in South Central Los Angeles. When young Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a bright underachiever, begins to show signs of trouble, his struggling professional mother (Angela Basset) sends him to live with his father (.. Read more
| Starring | Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne |
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| Director | John Singleton |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Director John Singleton's debut chronicles the trials and tribulations of three young African-American males growing up in South Central Los Angeles. When young Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a bright underachiever, begins to show signs of trouble, his struggling professional mother (Angela Basset) sends him to live with his father (Lawrence Fishburne), a hard-nosed, no-nonsense disciplinarian. There he befriends Ricky (Morris Chestnut), a burgeoning football star, and Doughboy (Ice Cube, in a standout performance), a would-be gang banger. Over the years, each chooses his own path: Tre seems bound for college; Ricky is a blue-chip running back with his pick of schools; Doughboy is a dope dealer and bona fide gangster who drifts in and out of the county juvenile facility. All is well until, without warning, a rival gang chases down Tre and Ricky with tragic results. Doughboy immediately prepares for revenge, forcing Tre to decide whether to jeopardize his future and, perhaps, his life for the price of revenge and self-respect. Sometimes riveting, Boyz'N the Hood is not without its problems. The film tries to cram every single issue facing the black community into an hour and a half of screen time, making the film seem at times forced. The symbolism seems forced as well, and the film is often unbearably heavy-handed. Also, the characterization often relies on cardboard cut-outs; every white character in the film is a one-dimensional bigot, and the black police officer with whom Tre and his father deal is even worse than his Caucasian counterparts. Still, the unevenness of the film is redeemed by some moments of true brilliance.~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne |
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| Director | John Singleton |
| Studio | COLUMBIA TRI-STAR HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | Spanish, French Canadian, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish Blu-ray: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1991 To Rent: DVD: not available Blu-ray: 03 Oct 2011 To Buy: DVD: 19 Jul 2004 Blu-ray: 05 Sep 2011 |
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"...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..."
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Boyz 'N the hood is a thoroughly fascinating and deeper than you think look at life in Los Angeles around the early 1980s to early 1990s; what the film ... read more »
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Classic a must see film!!
Classic a must see film!!
boyz 'n the hood about life on the streets and now its on blu ray
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Very impressing considering expecially how young was the director when he wrote the script. The plot, the acting & the photography are just amazing. One of ... read more »
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Powerful Stuff
I caught this film by accident one late night and it has become one of my all time favourites. A gem of a movie. Great performances by Gooding Jr and Fishbourne... read more »
Ice Cube almost missed out on his movie breakthrough - because his audition for Boyz N The Hood was awful. The rapper admits he felt "totally unqualified" to become a movie star and director John Singleton recalls his star showing up totally unprepared. The filmmaker recalls, "We sat him down and he read... and he sucked. "I said, 'You didn't read this (script), did you?' and he said, 'No, I've been touring'. And I said, 'Man, you've gotta go read this... and come back.'" Ice Cube admits he... Read more
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