Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Overview
In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $6,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $57,504,069.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 24.997 |
Directed By
John Singleton
Crew
John Singleton
Bruce Bellamy
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Kathryn Peters
Steve Nicolaides
Bruce Cannon
Stanley Clarke
Chantal Feghali
Jaki Brown
Steve Nicolaides
Charles Mills
Bob Newlan
John Singleton
James Brown
Bob Minor
Don Digirolamo
Dawn Gilliam
D. Stevens
Wayne Griffin
Paul Massey
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
Patrick Drummond
Robert Glass
TOP CAST
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Tré Styles
Laurence Fishburne
Jason 'Furious' Styles
Ice Cube
Darin 'Doughboy' Baker
Morris Chestnut
Ricky Baker
Angela Bassett
Reva Devereaux
Nia Long
Brandi
Tyra Ferrell
Brenda Baker
Alysia Rogers
Shanice
Regina King
Shalika
Lexie Bigham
"Mad Dog"
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Officer Coffey
John Cothran
Lewis Crump, USC Recruiter
Vonte Sweet
Ric Rock
Yolanda Whitaker
Yo-Yo
Esther Scott
Tisha's Grandmother
Kareem J. Grimes
Ice Cream Truck Kid
John Singleton
The Mailman (uncredited)
Whitman Mayo
The Old Man
Regi Green
Chris
Dedrick D. Gobert
"Dooky"
Tracey Lewis-Sinclair
Shaniqua
Lloyd Avery II
Knucklehead #2
Baldwin C. Sykes
"Monster"
Malcolm Norrington
Knucklehead #1
Raymond Turner
Ferris
Kirk Kinder
Officer Graham
Tammy Hanson
Rosa
Baha Jackson
Darin (age 11)
Leonette Scott
Tisha
Desi Arnez Hines II
Tré (age 10)
Donovan McCrary
Ricky (age 10)
Nicole Brown
Brandi (age 10)
Kenneth A. Brown
Chris (age 10)
Miya McGhee
Female Club Member
Raymond D. Turner
Ferris
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