Boyz n the Hood
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Short description
Boyz n the Hood follows three young men growing up in South Central Los Angeles, where gang violence, drugs and limited opportunity shape daily life. Tré Styles, raised by his strict, principled father Furious, tries to keep his footing. His half-brothers Ricky and Doughboy take different paths, with Ricky hoping to escape through a football scholarship and Doughboy drifting toward the street. As pressures close in, the choices each makes test their friendship and their chances of a future beyond the neighborhood.
The film marked John Singleton's directorial debut; he also wrote the screenplay, and it is the first title in a directing career that continued with Poetic Justice, Higher Learning and later films. It stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as Tré, Laurence Fishburne as Furious, Ice Cube as Doughboy, Morris Chestnut as Ricky, Angela Bassett as Reva and Nia Long as Brandi, among a credited cast of 46. Steve Nicolaides produced for Columbia Pictures.
Made for about seven million dollars, the film returned roughly 58 million worldwide. On IMDb it holds 7.8 out of 10 from around 168,000 votes, while on TMDB it has 7.6 from a much smaller base. A critics' score of 8.5 from 72 reviews sits above both audience figures, indicating strong reviews alongside broad popular approval.
What's left behind the scenes
- During a rehearsal of a scene in the house of the character played by Nia Long, Cuba Gooding Jr. (who played Trey) actually punched a hole in the wall. He was subsequently asked to sign his name on the wall next to the hole.
- In reality, Reggie Green suffers from paralysis of the lower extremities. As with his character, this was the result of a firearm accident; Green was hit by a stray bullet when he was only six years old.
- The opening and closing scenes of the film are direct references to Rob Reiner’s “Stand By Me” (1986).
- In the film, there is a 17-year age difference between Laurence Fishburne and Cuba Gooding Jr., while in real life, the 'father' is only 6 years older than his 'son'.
- In 2002, the film was added to the U.S. National Film Registry as being culturally significant.
- To make the scenes of sudden shooting look as realistic as possible, the director never told the actors when the shooting would begin. As a result, their reaction is genuine.
- The film's director and screenwriter, John Singleton, made a cameo appearance in his film, playing the role of a mail carrier.
- Many of the film's characters were based on real people from the past of director and screenwriter John Singleton.
- In terms of cost/profit ratio, this film is the most financially successful of all films released in 1991. It managed to gross about $57 million with a budget of only six and a half million.
- This film was John Singleton's debut – he was only 23 years old when he shot it.
- After the film's release, actor Lloyd Avery II joined one of the criminal gangs. He was arrested in connection with a double murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was killed by a fellow inmate in prison.
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