Turn It Up (2000)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Robert Adetuyi

Writers (WGA):

Ray 'Cory' Daniels (story) &
Chris Hudson (story) ...

Release Date:

6 September 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Action | Music

Tagline:

How you gonna win?

Plot:

Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager...

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Racial Slur | Rap Music | Estranged Parent | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Pras	...	Denzel / Diamond (as Pras Michel)
Ja Rule	...	David 'Gage' Williams
Jason Statham	...	Mr. B
Vondie Curtis-Hall	...	Cliff
Tamala Jones	...	Kia
John Ralston	...	Mr. White
Chris Messina	...	Baz
Eugene Clark	...	Marshall
Patrice Goodman	...	Jane
Derwin Jordan	...	Seamus
Faith Evans	...	Natalie
Elain R. Graham	...	Rose
Harry-O	...	Master Mix
Chang Tseng	...	Mr. Chang
Jeff Jones	...	Minister

Also Known As:

Ghetto Superstar (USA) (working title)
In the Mix (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (nf) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #36988)

Filming Locations:

Denial NiteClub, 360 Adelaide St. W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

MadGuy Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Diamond's father is not even pressing the keys when he is "playing" the piano in the arts academy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)

Ja Rule is the only reason to see this movie

Turn It Up comes off like a fake Belly, which is a much better film. The gun battles are generic and the cinematography is bland. But Ja Rule as Gage, makes this movie with his peformance. He comes off the flavor that Tupac did in Juice. I don't reccomnded this movie at all.