Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 12 wins & 27 nominations total
Laurence Fishburne
- Furious Styles
- (as Larry Fishburne)
Miya McGhee
- Female Club Member
- (as Mia Bell)
John Cothran
- Lewis Crump
- (as John Cothran Jr.)
Na'Blonka Durden
- Trina
- (as Na' Blonka Durden)
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
- Officer Coffey
- (as Jesse Ferguson)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTo maintain a sense of realism, writer and director John Singleton never warned the actors and actresses about when shots would be fired. Their reactions were real.
- GoofsWhen Ricky is shot, both of the shots exit from the right barrel of his double-barrel shotgun.
- Quotes
Furious Styles: Any fool with a dick can make a baby, but only a real man can raise his children.
- Crazy creditsAfter the epilogue of what happens to Doughboy and Tre, the words "Boyz n the Hood: Increase the Peace" appears onscreen
- Alternate versionsThe Criterion Collection laserdisc features two scenes deleted from the theatrical version. They are as follows: Tre and his mother have a telephone conversation about his future with Brandi and college. Doughboy has a confrontation with Furious after Ricky gets shot.
- ConnectionsEdited into Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999)
Featured review
Well-done movie by John Singleton, and very well-acted. Well-developed characters, and people you come to really care about. What's especially sad is we actually have areas of this country where the brutality and senselessness portrayed here is all too real. Cuba Gooding, Jr. is exceptional as a bright young man deperately trying to not get sucked into the endless rage and revenge life of his boyhood pals. Laurence Fishburne is tremendous as a father trying to steer his son through this minefield of a life, and on to better things.
One complaint, his "Don't trust the white man" speech has gotten ridiculously old. This attitude serves absolutely no one, and makes all of us, white and black, worse off because of it. It's time this ceased to be portrayed in movies.
One complaint, his "Don't trust the white man" speech has gotten ridiculously old. This attitude serves absolutely no one, and makes all of us, white and black, worse off because of it. It's time this ceased to be portrayed in movies.
- jmorrison-2
- May 23, 2002
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Los dueños de la calle
- Filming locations
- 5918 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Furious Styles' house)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $6,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $57,504,069
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,023,462
- Jul 14, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $57,532,703
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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