Straight Outta Compton / directed by F. Gary Gray ; screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff ; story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff ; produced by Ice Cube, Tomica Woods-Wright and Dr. Dre ; produced by Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Scott Bernstein ; executive producers, Will Packer, Adam Merims ; executive producers, David Engel, Bill Straus ; executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni ; a Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures presentation ; in association with New Line Cinema, Cubevision, Crucial Films ; a Broken Chair Flickz production ; an F. Gary Gray film.

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultu...

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Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures Corporation (Production company, Presenter), Legendary Pictures (Production company, Presenter), New Line Cinema Corporation (Production company), Cube Vision (Firm) (Production company), Crucial Films (Great Britain) (Production company), Broken Chair Flickz (Production company), Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Gray, F. Gary (Film director, Film producer), Herman, Jonathan (Screenwriter) (Screenwriter), Berloff, Andrea (Screenwriter), Savidge, S. Leigh (Screenwriter), Wenkus, Alan (Screenwriter), Ice Cube (Musician) (Film producer), Woods-Wright, Tomica, 1969- (Film producer), Dr. Dre, 1965- (Film producer), Alvarez, Matt (Film producer), Bernstein, Scott (Producer) (Film producer), Packer, Will (Film producer), Merims, Adam (Film producer), Engel, David (Producer) (Film producer), Straus, Bill (Film producer), Tull, Thomas (Film producer), Jashni, Jon (Film producer), Jackson, O'Shea, Jr., 1991- (Actor), Hawkins, Corey, 1988- (Actor), Mitchell, Jason, 1987- (Actor), Brown, Neil, 1980- (Actor), Hodge, Aldis (Actor), Giamatti, Paul (Actor), Taylor, R. Marcos (Actor), Stanfield, LaKeith, 1991- (Actor), Patterson, Carra (Actor), Goode, Elena (Actor), Shipp, Alexandra (Actor), Ellington, Tate (Actor), Reynolds, Corey, 1974- (Actor), Libatique, Matthew, 1969- (director of photography.), Valentino, Shane (Production designer), Fox, Billy (Billy A.) (Editor of moving image work), Tronick, Michael (Editor of moving image work), Trapanese, Joseph (composer (expression)), Jones, Kelli (Costume designer)
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English or dubbed Spanish or French with optional Spanish or French subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; described video in English; Closed-captioned in English.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2016]
Subjects:
Arabian Prince, > 1965- > Drama.
Dr. Dre, > 1965- > Drama.
Eazy-E > (Musician) > Drama.
Ice Cube > (Musician) > Drama.
MC Ren > Drama.
N.W.A. (Musical group) > Drama.
N.W.A. (Musical group)
Rap musicians > California > Compton > Drama.
Rap musicians.
California > Compton.
Biographical films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Drama.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Straight out of Compton
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's most dangerous group, N.W.A.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
Special features: N.W.A. the origins (4 min.); Impact (2 min.); Director's journey (3 min.); The streets: filming in Compton (6 min.); N.W.A. performs in Detroit (5 min.); Feature commentary with director/producer F. Gary Gray.
Call Number:PN1995.9.B55 S77 2016 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: R; for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use.
Credits:Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; production designer, Shane Valentino ; edited by Billy Fox, Michael Tronick ; score by Joseph Trapanese ; costume designer, Kelli Jones.
System Details:DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 (English, French, Spanish), Dolby digital 2.0 (English), English DVS 2.0.
Cast:
O'Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown, Jr., Aldis Hodge, Paul Giamatti, R. Marcos Taylor, Lakeith Lee Stanfield, Carra Patterson, Elena Goode, Alexandra Shipp, Tate Ellington, Corey Reynolds.