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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Uniform Title:Hustle & flow (Motion picture)
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
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned; audio in English 5.1, French 5.1 or Spanish 5.1; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Published: Hollywood, CA : Paramount Classics : Paramount Pictures, [2006], ©2006.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Rap musicians > Tennessee > Memphis > Drama.
Rap (Music) > Drama.
Music trade > Tennessee > Memphis > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Music trade.
Rap (Music)
Rap musicians.
Tennessee > Memphis.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 Blu-ray disc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Hustle and flow. [Parallel title]
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
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; Behind the Hustle; By Any Means Necessary; Creatin' Crunk; Memphis Hometown Premiere; 6 promotional spots; Paula Jai audition; Ludacris and Terrence Howard rehearsal; extended scenes; "It's hard out here for a pimp" acoustic version; theatrical trailers HD.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CQ8 D0081607 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
MPAA rating: Rated R; for sex and drug content, pervasive language and some violence.
Awards:Winner, 2005 Audience Award-Dramatic, Craig Brewer and Cinematography Award-Dramatic Amelia Vincent, Sundance Film Festival; 2006 Academy Award Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, and Paul Beauregard.
ISBN:1415733023
9781415733028
Credits:Director of photography, Amelia Vincent ; editor, Billy Fox ; original score by Scott Bomar ; music supervisor, Paul Stewart.
System Details:Blu-ray (1080p); mastered in high definition, Blu-ray Disc; Dolby Digital,. Special features in standard definition.
Requires a Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
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).