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Turn It Up Details

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Starring	Pras, Ja Rule, Jason Statham, Vondie Curtis-Hall
Director	Robert Adetuyi
Genres	Drama

Turn It Up

Rapper Pras Michel (of the Fugees) stars in this tale of a gifted young musician with big dreams. Partially based on Pras's autobiographical book and album GHETTO SUPASTAR, the story also features other real-life musicians, such as Ja Rule, Faith Evans, Bootsy Collins (who plays himself), Harry-O, and MTV host DJ Skribble. Pras is Diamond, who's involved in the drug world with his childhood best friend Gage (Ja Rule), but wants to get out and be legitimate in order to to pursue his musical career. Gage believes in Diamond, but knows they need money to get anywhere, and he's willing to do anything to get it. His impulsive hotheadedness soon gets both men into more trouble than they can handle, compounded when Diamond's girlfriend announces she's pregnant. When Diamond's estranged father comes back into his life after the sudden death of his mother, they find common ground in the music they both love. But Diamond's pulled in two directions: toward his dreams, his girl, and his family, and toward his loyalty to his best friend. TURN IT UP is a gritty, realistic portrayal of urban life and undying dreams.

Starring	Pras, Ja Rule, Jason Statham, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tamala Jones, John Ralston
Director	Robert Adetuyi
Studio	ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 26 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 01 Dec 2002

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- "...Pras is poised and persuasive, but it is rapper Ja Rule, in his acting debut, who energizes the entire film....TURN IT UP boasts strong musical selections an and effective score..."
- 9987
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  Hip Hop is now the mainstream!
  
  Yet another story about black people from the projects trying to make it big in life, whether it's through crime or legal ways. Ja Rule and Pras, two major ... read more »
  
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  - Eugene Tetlow
  - London, England
  - 09 Jul 2004 at 15:48
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  Rip It Up
  
  Poor film do not waste the two hours of your life watching it.
  
  Rubbish plot, rubbish music, rip the dvd up
  
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  - 25 Sep 2011 at 18:26
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  I Managed 30 Minutes...
  
  I switched off after 30 minutes, about 20 minutes after I realised I was tempted to write a shopping list while watching. Boring, boring, boring...Don't ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Sep 2011 at 12:47
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  possibly the worst film ive ever seen!
  
  Do yourself a favour and do not rent this, its basically a really bad 8 mile without the half decent storyline or music (think there is 2 songs in the whole ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Aug 2011 at 13:35
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  Rapper Pras Michel (of the Fugees) stars in this tale of a gifted young musician with big dreams. Partially based on Pras's autobiographical book and album GHETTO SUPASTAR, the story also features other real-life musicians, such as Ja Rule, Faith Evans, Bootsy Collins (who plays himself), Harry-O, ...