Boyz n the Hood
1991 film by John Singleton / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American hood movie that was produced by Steven Nicolaides and DJ Pooh and was directed by John Singleton. Boyz n the Hood was released on July 12, 1991 in North America.
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Boyz n the Hood | |
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Directed by | John Singleton |
Written by | John Singleton |
Produced by | Steven Nicolaides DJ Pooh |
Starring | Cuba Gooding, Jr. Ice Cube Morris Chestnut Larry Fishburne |
Cinematography | Charles Mills |
Edited by | Bruce Cannon |
Music by | Stanley Clarke |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | July 12, 1991 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6.5 million |
Box office | $57,504,069 |
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The movie received positive reviews with a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 73 out of 100 from Metacritic. The movie was selected to be in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress to be preserved because it was considered to be "culturally significant" in 2002. This movie was the directorial debut for John Singleton.