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Boyz 'n the hood

For three young men growing up in South Central Los Angeles, the "hood" is a place of drive-by shootings, unemployment, drugs and pain. But their reactions to the world around them vary-- one is an unambitious drug dealer, his brother is a college bound teenage father, and the brother'...

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Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures Corporation.
Other Authors: Ice Cube (Musician) (Actor), Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968- (Actor), Chestnut, Morris. (Actor), Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- (Actor), Singleton, John, 1968- (Screenwriter, Director)
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Spanish
Published: Burbank, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998, c1991.
Subjects:
African American teenagers > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Drama.
Feature films.
Summary: For three young men growing up in South Central Los Angeles, the "hood" is a place of drive-by shootings, unemployment, drugs and pain. But their reactions to the world around them vary-- one is an unambitious drug dealer, his brother is a college bound teenage father, and the brother's best friend is guided by a strong father who hopes for a better life for his son.
Item Description: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991.
Includes widescreen and full screen versions.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, Dolby surround.
Audience: Rated R.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Charles Mills ; editor, Bruce Cannon ; original music score, Stanley Clarke.
ISBN: 0767811070
Author Notes: Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song "Everybody Plays The Fool". His mother, Shirley, was a backup singer for The Sweethearts.

In 1996, Cuba was cast as an arrogant but loyal football player in the Tom Cruise-Cameron Crowe film, Jerry Maguire (1996). The film became a huge box office smash and earned Cuba an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His "Show Me The Money" line in the movie became a nationwide catchphrase. The role elevated him to superstar status.

Currently, he resides in Studio City, California with his wife, Sara, and their two sons. (Bowker Author Biography)

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