Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Lauren Lazin

Release Date:

14 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | Music

Tagline:

In his own words

Plot:

Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time. |

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Tupac Shakur	...	Himself (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rappin' 4-Tay	...	Himself (archive footage)
Conrad Bain	...	(archive footage)
Bill Bellamy	...	Himself (archive footage)
William J. Bennett	...	Himself (archive footage)
The Notorious B.I.G.	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Biggie Smalls)
Todd Bridges	...	(archive footage)
Pat Buchanan	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Cagney	...	(archive footage)
Connie Chung	...	Herself (archive footage)
Eldridge Cleaver	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver	...	Herself (archive footage)
Gary Coleman	...	(archive footage)
Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Puffy Combs)
Chris Connelly	...	Himself (archive footage)
Anthony 'Treach' Criss	...	Himself (archive footage)
Peter Criss	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nancy Davis	...	Herself (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bob Dole	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dr. Dre	...	Himself (archive footage)
Doctor Dré	...	Himself (archive footage)
Eazy-E	...	Himself (archive footage)
Omar Epps	...	(archive footage)
Faith Evans	...	Herself (archive footage)
Fab 5 Freddy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ace Frehley	...	Himself (archive footage)
Yafeu Fula	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ed Gordon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jasmine Guy	...	Herself (archive footage)
Arsenio Hall	...	Himself (archive footage)
Fred Hampton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins	...	(archive footage)
Albert Hughes	...	Himself (archive footage)
Allen Hughes	...	Himself (archive footage)
Humpty Hump	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Shock G)
Ice-T	...	Himself (archive footage)
Janet Jackson	...	(archive footage)
Jesse Jackson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Johnny J	...	Himself (archive footage)
Khalil Kain	...	(archive footage)
Sardar Khan	...	Himself / Candyman 187 (archive footage)
Regina King	...	(archive footage)
Rodney King	...	Himself (archive footage)
Marion 'Suge' Knight	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kurupt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kurt Loder	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ed Lover	...	Himself (archive footage)
Harold McCoo	...	Himself (archive footage)
Money-B	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Norris	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	(archive footage)
Dan Quayle	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Vice President Dan Quayle)
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Simon Rex	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tim Roth	...	Himself (archive footage)
Afeni Shakur	...	Herself (archive footage)
Al Sharpton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gene Simmons	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Singleton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gene Siskel	...	Himself (archive footage)
Will Smith	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tabitha Soren	...	Herself (archive footage)
Paul Stanley	...	Himself (archive footage)
C. Delores Tucker	...	Herself (archive footage)
Voletta Wallace	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dionne Warwick	...	Herself (archive footage)
Marlon Wayans	...	Himself (archive footage)
Chris Webber	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bokeem Woodbine	...	(archive footage)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and images of drugs, violence and sex.

Runtime:

USA:112 min | Argentina:112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Amaru Entertainment Inc.

Trivia:

The font used on screen throughout the film is taken from samples of Shakur's own handwriting.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Boondocks: The Story of Gangstalicious (#1.6)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Runnin' (Dying to Live)

Finally...a documentary that does slain rapper justice...

It's about time that a documentary about slain rapper Tupac Shakur such as this be released. I've seen a number of other documentaries based on the Shakur's life and they make me sick. For one thing, those films make him out to be some sort of prophet or messiah, feeding into the myth that that's exactly who he was. However, by allowing Tupac to tell his own story, both his fans and detractors alike can finally get a glimpse of who this man truly was as a person. In this film, from Tupac's very own words, Tupac is not made out to be the monster that some people would like to easily dismiss him as but but he is also not portrayed as a saint, nor are his many troubles with the law ignored. From this movie, the clear conclusion is that Tupac Shakur was ultimately a good, well-meaning person whose flawed philosophies and poor choices in the people he chose to surround himself with ultimately lead to his destruction. However, through tenacity and hard work, he has become the bestselling hip hop artist in history, even from beyond the grave.