Boyz n the Hood (1991)
- Directed by
- John Singleton
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, romance film, teen film, hood film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 2,283 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young black man is sent to live with his strict father in South Central Los Angeles after his mother decides he needs discipline. There he reunites with childhood friends and faces the dangers of gang life in his neighborhood.
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What happens
Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American coming-of-age hood crime drama film, written and directed by John Singleton in his feature directorial debut. It stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Laurence Fishburne, with Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell and Angela Bassett in supporting roles, and also marks the film debuts of Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, and Regina King. Named after the 1987 Eazy-E song "The Boyz-n-the Hood", written by Ice Cube, the film follows Tre Styles (Gooding), who is sent to live with his father Furious Styles (Fishburne) in South Central Los Angeles, where he reunites with his childhood friends while being surrounded by the neighborhood's booming gang culture. Singleton initially developed the film as a requirement for his application to film school in 1986 and sold the script to Columbia Pictures upon graduation in 1990. During writing, he drew inspiration from his own life and from the lives of people he knew and insisted he direct the project. Principal photography began in September 1990 and was filmed on location from October to November 1990. The film features breakout roles for Ice Cube, Gooding Jr., Chestnut, and Long. Boyz n the Hood was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. It premiered in Los Angeles on July 2, 1991, and was theatrically released in the United States ten days later. The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing $57.5 million in North America and earning nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 64th Academy Awards. Singleton became the youngest person and the first African American to be nominated for Best Director. In 2002, the United States Library of Congress deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Grand Canyon (1991)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.