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Menace II Society
(1993)
Genre(s):
Adapted from a Story, African America, Crime Drama, Gangs, New Black Cinema, Urban Drama
Cast:
Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, Samuel L. Jackson, Glenn Plummer, Julian Roy Doster, Bill Duke, Charles S. Dutton, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vonte Sweet, Ryan Williams; DIRECTED BY: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes; WRITTEN BY: Tyger Williams; CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Lisa Rinzler; EDITING: Christopher L. Koefoed. PRODUCER: Albert Hughes, Allan Hughes, Tyger Williams, Darin Scott, New Line Cinema.
Awards:
Ind. Spirit 1994: Cinematog.; MTV Movie Awards 1994: Film.
Review:
Portrayal of black teens lost in inner-city hell is realistically captured by 21-year-old twin directors, in their big-screen debut. Caine (Turner) lives with his grandparents and peddles drugs for spending money, from the eve of his high school graduation to his decision to escape south-central Los Angeles for Atlanta. Bleak and haunting, with some of the most unsettling, bloodiest violence ever shown in a commercial film. Disturbing to watch, but critcally acclaimed. The Hughes' make their mark on contemporary black cinema with intensity, enhanced by an action-comics visual flair. Based on a story by the Hughes' and Tyger Williams.
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