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12 July 1991 (USA) moreTagline:
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Saga of a group of childhood friends growing up in a Los Angeles ghetto. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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20% Blaxploitation, 80% social commentary moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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) |
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107 min | 112 min (Anniversary DVD)Country:
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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:16Fun Stuff
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Director Cameo: [John Singleton]the mailman. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Doughboy says to pick Chris up, he jumps from the porch to the wheelchair between shots. moreSoundtrack:
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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.