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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Craig Brewer (written by)
Release Date:
22 July 2005 (USA)
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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
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 17 wins
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34 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(32 articles)
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Hustle + Flow Star Saves New Orleans Family
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(From WENN. 5 February 2009, 5:25 PM, PST)
Hustle + Flow Star Saves New Orleans Family
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most fun I've ever had in a theatre
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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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Rated R for sex and drug content, pervasive language and some violence.
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Runtime:
116 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:16 |
Germany:12 |
Netherlands:12 |
Singapore:M18 |
Finland:K-15 (VHS rating) (2006) |
Australia:M |
Iceland:16 |
Brazil:18 |
Argentina:16 |
Sweden:7 |
Canada:14A |
USA:R (certificate #41196) |
Malaysia:(Banned) |
South Korea:15 |
Japan:PG-12 |
UK:15 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec)
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Members of the hip-hop group, Three 6 Mafia, who won an Oscar for "It's Hard Out Here for A Pimp" make cameos in the film.
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Continuity: When Shelby is laying down the piano loop for "Whoop that Trick", he is shown first playing it in the middle of the keyboard, but in the next shot, the position of his hand has changed to the bottom of the keyboard, while the notes stay the same.
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References The Poor and Hungry (2000)
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Morning Light
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I just saw this flick to a packet house in NYC and the entire audience, myself included was with every frame of this film. Every single beat hits exactly where it is supposed to. Every review I read talks about the music and the acting, but how about how genuinely funny this film is a way that few are?
They took the material seriously rather than letting it devolve into schmaltz or comedy. The direction is straight on, no BS, no showy shots. They take their time with each scene.
Good story, perfect characters well realized. Witty, crackling dialogue. You can't make this stuff up. And comparing this to 8 mile is like comparing dogshit to gold.
A deeply flawed protagonist who is able to reach into himself and transform himself through the power of art, larger themes involve the disillusion with fame, consumer culture.
This is everything a film is supposed to be. If it makes you feel good to knock this film, then you are a snob. If you think can make a better movie than this, then go ahead!
People who love movies love this film. This is what film is about.