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Hustle & Flow (2005) -- With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   17,453 votes
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Director:

Craig Brewer

Writer (WGA):

Craig Brewer (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

22 July 2005 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Music more

Tagline:

Everybody gotta have a dream. more

Plot:

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 34 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(32 articles)

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Hustle + Flow Star Saves New Orleans Family
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User Comments:

A Fantastic film... but not for everyone. more (206 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Terrence Howard ... Djay

Anthony Anderson ... Key

Taryn Manning ... Nola

Taraji P. Henson ... Shug

DJ Qualls ... Shelby (as D.J. Qualls)
Ludacris ... Skinny Black

Paula Jai Parker ... Lexus
Elise Neal ... Yevette

Isaac Hayes ... Arnel
Jordan Houston ... Tigga (as Juicy J)
William Engram ... Slobs (as William 'Poon' Engram)
Bobby Sandimanie ... Yellow Jacket (as Bobby 'I-20' Sandimanie)
Haystak ... Mickey
Claude Phillips ... Harold
Josey Scott ... Elroy
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for sex and drug content, pervasive language and some violence.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Crunk Pictures more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The film was financed by John Singleton. more

Goofs:

Continuity: After DJay buys the keyboard from the bum at the beginning, he is holding a paper bag in his right hand and the keyboard in his left. However, when he goes to play the keyboard, the bag is gone. more

Quotes:

Key: Just because you got the bacon, lettuce, and tomato don't mean I'm gonna give you my toast. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

After Hours Blues more


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157 out of 220 people found the following comment useful.
A Fantastic film... but not for everyone., 23 July 2005
10/10
Author: nitejrny282 from United States

As a member of the Hollywood community, I was blown away by this film... By the tight screenplay, the professional direction, and the phenomenal acting. In my opinion, I think this is one of the best films of the year so far.

With that said, it is not a film for children. It is not a film meant to portray ideal role models for children. It IS a film meant to realistically depict the lives of people who live at the very bottom of America's socioeconomic ladder.

If you find yourself unable to reserve judgment against people born into a life so vastly different than your own, you will probably not like this film. In order to appreciate it, you have to be able to see past the moral and ethical ambiguities of these characters.

So if anyone feels unsure whether they can handle the ugliness of this type of world, but still feels curious enough to see it, take a cue from the Anthropologists...

When studying a culture vastly different than your own, make sure to leave the rights and wrongs of your society at home. Because once you impose the moral judgment and ethical standards of your world upon another's, you've sacrificed your objectivity. And by doing so, miss the very point of empathy.

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