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Menace II Society
- Directed by: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
- Starring: Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett, Bill Duke, Charles S. Dutton, Vonte Sweet, Larenz Tate, Glenn Plummer, Christopher M. Brown
- Genre: Dramas
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- Theater Release: 05/26/1993
- Video Release: 09/08/2009
- Run Time: 1hr 38min
Synopsis
Vivid documentary-like anecdotes focusing on a homeboy who is a sociopathic killer and another who tells the story of how their parents' lives also fed the cycle of drug use, casual homicide and monstrous, mind-numbing violence.
Vivid documentary-like anecdotes focusing on a homeboy who is a sociopathic killer and another who tells the story of how their parents' lives also fed the cycle of drug use, casual homicide and monstrous, mind-numbing violence.
Distributor Notes
The place is Watts, but it could be any urban area blighted by guns and poverty. The person is 18-year-old Caine, but he could be any young man in the ’hood. The movie could only be Menace II Society, the bravura, uncompromising look at Caine’s spiral – from missed opportunities to inescapable missteps – into the inner-city cycle of hate and death. The filmmaking duo The Hughes Brothers (Dead Presidents, From Hell) made their feature debut with this urgent instant classic now available in a compelling Extended Director’s Cut. The actors (including Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate and Jada Pinkett) electrify. The pace sears. And Menace II Society hits with an emotional impact that will leave you stunned.
The place is Watts, but it could be any urban area blighted by guns and poverty. The person is 18-year-old Caine, but he could be any young man in the ’hood. The movie could only be Menace II Society, the bravura, uncompromising look at Caine’s spiral – from missed opportunities to inescapable missteps – into the inner-city cycle of hate and death. The filmmaking duo The Hughes Brothers (Dead Presidents, From Hell) made their feature debut with this urgent instant classic now available in a compelling Extended Director’s Cut. The actors (including Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate and Jada Pinkett) electrify. The pace sears. And Menace II Society hits with an emotional impact that will leave you stunned.
Production Notes
Rated MPAA R, running time 97 minutes.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
The Criterion Collection Special Edition laserdisc (#CC1371L) includes commentary and a number of short films by the directors, audition and rehearsal footage, storyboards, stills, production information, and the original theatrical trailer. Additionally, this version is the uncut directors' cut of the film, which features footage missing from the theatrical release.
Rated MPAA R, running time 97 minutes.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
The Criterion Collection Special Edition laserdisc (#CC1371L) includes commentary and a number of short films by the directors, audition and rehearsal footage, storyboards, stills, production information, and the original theatrical trailer. Additionally, this version is the uncut directors' cut of the film, which features footage missing from the theatrical release.
Reviews
"...A very flashy debut....Crackling ensemble acting..." (New York Times)
"...Groundbreaking..." (Rolling Stone)
"...Fierce, violent and searing in its observation, the film makes all previous excursions seem like a walk in the park....There is a poetry to the images that is immediate and visceral..." (Variety)
"...As well-directed a film as you'll see from America this year, an unsentimental and yet completely involving story of a young man who cannot see a way around his fate..." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"Along with BOYZ N THE HOOD, this marks the film world's awakening to a dark period of gang violence in early-'90s LA." (Uncut)
"...A very flashy debut....Crackling ensemble acting..." (New York Times)
"...Groundbreaking..." (Rolling Stone)
"...Fierce, violent and searing in its observation, the film makes all previous excursions seem like a walk in the park....There is a poetry to the images that is immediate and visceral..." (Variety)
"...As well-directed a film as you'll see from America this year, an unsentimental and yet completely involving story of a young man who cannot see a way around his fate..." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"Along with BOYZ N THE HOOD, this marks the film world's awakening to a dark period of gang violence in early-'90s LA." (Uncut)
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