Directed by:
John SingletonScreenplay:
John SingletonCinematography:
Peter Lyons CollisterComposer:
Stanley ClarkeCast:
Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King, Joe Torry, Tyra Ferrell, Roger Guenveur Smith, Billy Zane, Khandi Alexander, Maya Angelou, Lori Petty (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
The loss of her lover to gang violence and her alcoholic mother's suicide has made Justice a recluse whose singular form of expression and survival is her poetry. Abandoned and alone, Justice's tough-talking persona masks her insecurity and distrust of people. Lucky is a stalwart postal carrier who has successfully resisted the temptations of a seemingly natural existence on the streets. Dedicated to raising his daughter while her mother spends her days on crack, Lucky's ambition to transcend the limitations of life in the hood compels him to spend weekends in Oakland in his cousin's eight-track garage studio, recording rap songs that enable him to creatively voice his inner rage and build hope for his future. Both Justice and Lucky are recluses and dreamers pushing through the status quo to make their own destinies. Against the backdrop of urban despair and loneliness, they struggle to find love, hope and, ultimately personal transformation. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Janet Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
Tupac Shakur
USA
Best movies:
Tupac: Live at the House of Blues (2005) (concert)
Straight Outta Compton (2015) - a.f.
The Big Short (2015) - a.f.
Regina King
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Ray (2004)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Joe Torry
USA
Best movies:
Poetic Justice (1993)
Tales from the Hood (1995)
Lockdown (2000)
Tyra Ferrell
USA
Best movies:
The Corner (2000) (series)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Roger Guenveur Smith
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Final Destination (2000)
Billy Zane
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Khandi Alexander
USA
Best movies:
The Corner (2000) (series)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Chorus Line (1985)
Maya Angelou
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Lori Petty
USA
Best movies:
A League of Their Own (1992)
Point Break (1991)
Prison Break: The Final Break (2009) (TV movie)
Jenifer Lewis
USA
Best movies:
Cars (2006)
Cast Away (2000)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Tone Loc
USA
Best movies:
Heat (1995)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Michael Rapaport
USA
Best movies:
Sully (2016)
True Romance (1993)
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
John Cothran Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
The Perfect Game (2009)
Yes Man (2008)
Ricky Harris
Best movies:
Heat (1995)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Dope (2015)
Yvette Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Poetic Justice (1993)
Friday (1995)
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
Rico E. Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Star Trek (2009)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Dangerous Minds (1995)
Jennifer Leigh-Scott
Best movies:
Poetic Justice (1993)
Rose Weaver
Best movies:
The Accused (1988)
Poetic Justice (1993)
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