Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a ... Read allStory of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Motaw
- (as Sherwin David Harris)
- Starnes
- (as Henry Simmons II)
- Self
- (as Bill Raftery)
Storyline
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- TriviaAt the start when Shep awakes from the nightmare, you hear the intro to Tupac Shakur's "Pain" - "I Couldn't help but notice your pain" - "My pain?" - "It runs deep, share it with me!". This voice-over is from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989).
- GoofsIn the movie's first scene Shepard and Nutso are playing ball on a rooftop with a huge wall and glass window behind the basketball hoop. When Nutso falls off of the roof the wall completely disappears.
- Quotes
Shep: You think I came back here to work for you?
Birdie: Come on, man, we brothers; wouldn't have you working for me. We'd be partners.
Shep: What, selling that shit? Are you that dumb?
Birdie: Who the fuck you think you're talking to, man? This ain't Nutso. This ain't that dopehead on the roof taking orders from you. This ain't your same little brother following behind you trying to go outside. You ain't the motherfuckin' man no more. I'm the one! Shit has changed! It's a new day, bro. If you can't clean up your act, I suggest you raise the fuck up and get the hell out of Dodge... or get caught up.
- SoundtracksPain
Performed by Tupac Shakur (as 2Pac)
Written by Tupac Shakur (as T. Shakur) & Stretch (as R. Walker)
Additional vocals & arrangements by 'Charmaine Amee Patterson'
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Contains a sample from "Living Inside Your Love"
by Dave Grusin / Earl Klugh
As Recorded by Earl Klugh
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- Feb 26, 2007
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,192,320
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,738,800
- Mar 27, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $16,192,320
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