Boyz n the hood / Columbia Pictures presents ; written and directed by John Singleton ; produced by Steve Nicolaides.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 50819 | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment50819 | Columbia PicturesLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Edition: Full screenDescription: 1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 0767811070
- 9780767811071
- Boys in the hood
- Boyz in the hood
- Boys 'n the hood
- Director of photography, Charles Mills ; art director, Bruce Bellamy ; edited by Bruce Cannon ; original music score by Stanley Clarke.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Director John Singleton's debut chronicles the trials and tribulations of three young African-American males growing up in South Central Los Angeles. When young Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a bright underachiever, begins to show signs of trouble, his struggling professional mother (Angela Basset) sends him to live with his father (Lawrence Fishburne), a hard-nosed, no-nonsense disciplinarian. There he befriends Ricky (Morris Chestnut), a burgeoning football star, and Doughboy (Ice Cube, in a standout performance), a would-be gang banger. Over the years, each chooses his own path: Tre seems bound for college; Ricky is a blue-chip running back with his pick of schools; Doughboy is a dope dealer and bona fide gangster who drifts in and out of the county juvenile facility. All is well until, without warning, a rival gang chases down Tre and Ricky with tragic results. Doughboy immediately prepares for revenge, forcing Tre to decide whether to jeopardize his future and, perhaps, his life for the price of revenge and self-respect. Sometimes riveting, Boyz'N the Hood is not without its problems. The film tries to cram every single issue facing the black community into an hour and a half of screen time, making the film seem at times forced. The symbolism seems forced as well, and the film is often unbearably heavy-handed. Also, the characterization often relies on cardboard cut-outs; every white character in the film is a one-dimensional bigot, and the black police officer with whom Tre and his father deal is even worse than his Caucasian counterparts. Still, the unevenness of the film is redeemed by some moments of true brilliance. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi
DVD; region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Soundtracks in English, French or Spanish, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Larry Fishburne, Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Tyra Ferrell, Anglea Bassett, Meta King, Whitman Mayo.
Director of photography, Charles Mills ; art director, Bruce Bellamy ; edited by Bruce Cannon ; original music score by Stanley Clarke.
Special features: Theatrical trailers.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Three friends struggle to survive in South Central Los Angeles where friendship, pain, danger and love form a true picture of life in "the hood."
MPAA rating: R; for language, violence, and sexuality.