Boyz n the Hood (1991)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

John Singleton

Writer (WGA):

John Singleton (written by)

Release Date:

12 July 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Increase the peace

Plot:

Saga of a group of childhood friends growing up in a Los Angeles ghetto.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Violence | Los Angeles | Ghetto | South Central Los Angeles

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

Boys in the Hood

Runtime:

107 min | 112 min (Anniversary DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [John Singleton]the mailman.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Doughboy says to pick Chris up, he jumps from the porch to the wheelchair between shots.

Quotes:

Doughboy: Turn your punk ass over!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Married with Children: Hood in the Boyz (#8.2)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Sunshower

20% Blaxploitation, 80% social commentary

A young 23 year old director named John Singleton burst onto the scene in 91 with his feature debut Boyz N Tha Hood. What a way to start at the top, and work your way down.

Singleton has never truly capitalised on the critical and commercial success of this film, which is unfortunate. This is the film that began the acting careers of both Cuba Gooding Jr. (a future Oscar winner) and rapper Ice Cube, with rock solid support from Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett (who would later co-star together in What's Love Got To Do With It) and Morris Chestnut. It also began a seemingly endless string of imitators that where half as intelligent and twice as violent.