Hustle & flow / Paramount Classics, MTV Films and New Deal Entertainment present ; a Crunk Pictures/Homegrown Pictures production ; written and directed by Craig Brewer ; produced by John Singleton, Stephanie Allain.

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DJay, a very smalltime streetwise Memphis hustler and pimp, lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Though DJay has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused--employed to keep his 'girls' producing. A chance encounter with Key, a sound engineer, spurs DJay to find a voice...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Hustle & flow (Motion picture) Widescreen DVD collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Paramount Classics (Firm) MTV Films (Firm) New Deal Entertainment Crunk Pictures Homegrown Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation
Other Authors:	Brewer, Craig Singleton, John, 1968-2019 Allain, Stephanie Howard, Terrence Anderson, Anthony, 1970- Manning, Taryn Henson, Taraji P. Parker, Paula Jai, 1969-
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Hollywood, CA : Paramount Classics : Paramount Pictures, [2006]
Edition:	Widescreen edition.
Series:	Widescreen DVD collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Rap musicians > Tennessee > Memphis > Drama. Rap (Music) > Drama. Music trade > Tennessee > Memphis > Drama. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. Music trade. Rap (Music) Rap musicians. Tennessee > Memphis.
Genre:	Drama. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Hustle and flow. [Parallel title]
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	DJay, a very smalltime streetwise Memphis hustler and pimp, lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Though DJay has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused--employed to keep his 'girls' producing. A chance encounter with Key, a sound engineer, spurs DJay to find a voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Chasing his musical dream transforms DJay, but opening the door to success demands one last hustle--if he's ever going to flow.
Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: Commentary by writer/director Craig Brewer [audio only]; Behind the Hustle (28 min.); By Any Means Necessary (15 min.); Creatin' Crunk (14 min.); Memphis Hometown Premiere (5 min.); Promotional spots (4 min.); Previews (10 min.). Videorecording.
Call Number:	CU4 D0116146 VideoDVD CN2 D0062722 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: Rated R; for sex and drug content, pervasive language and some violence.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 2006: Best original song. Winner, 2005 Audience Award-Dramatic, Craig Brewer and Cinematography Award-Dramatic Amelia Vincent, Sundance Film Festival.
ISBN:	1415714908 9781415714904
Credits:	Director of photography, Amelia Vincent ; editor, Billy Fox ; original score by Scott Bomar ; music supervisor, Paul Stewart.
System Details:	DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Cast:	Terrence Howard (Djay), Anthony Anderson (Key), Taryn Manning (Nola), Taraji P. Henson (Shug), Paula Jai Parker (Lexus), Elise Neal (Yevette), Isaac Hayes (Arnel), D.J. Qualls (Shelby), Ludacris (Skinny Black).