Boyz n the hood / Columbia Pictures presents ; produced by Steve Nicolaides ; written and directed by John Singleton.

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Three young black men with different backgrounds struggle to survive the violence and bigotry of Los Angeles.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Boyz n the hood (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Nicolaides, Steve
Singleton, John, 1968-2019
Ice Cube (Musician)
Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968-
Chestnut, Morris
Long, Nia
Bassett, Angela
Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961-
Language:English
German
Spanish
French
Italian
Portuguese
Thai
Arabic
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
Hindi
Korean
Chinese
Norwegian
Swedish
Turkish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese or Thai dialogue with optional Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese or Thai subtitles.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2011]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
African American teenage boys > California > Los Angeles.
Violence > California > Los Angeles.
Toleration > California > Los Angeles.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
African American teenage boys.
Toleration.
Violence.
California > Los Angeles.
Genre:
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
Summary:
Three young black men with different backgrounds struggle to survive the violence and bigotry of Los Angeles.
Note:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Special features: Friendly fire (making of an urban legend) ; Commentary with director John Singleton ; Deleted scenes ; Audition videos featuring Ice Cube, Angela, Bassett, Morris Chestnut and Tyra Ferrell ; Compton's most wanted music video "Growin' up in the hood" ; Tevin Campbell music video "Just ask me to" ; The enduring significance of Boz n the hood (Blu-ray exlusive).
Videorecording.
Call Number:CW3 D0133124 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
MPAA rating: R, for language, violence, and sensuality.
CHV rating: 18A.
Credits:Director of photography, Charles Mills ; music, Stanley Clarke.
System Details:Blu-ray, all regions ; 5.1 DTS-HD master audio (English), 5.1 Dobly digital (French, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, German, Italian) ; widescreen (1.85:1), 1080p high definition ; requires Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne.