8 mile / Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment present a Brian Grazer/Curtis Hanson production ; producers, Brian Grazer, Curtis Hanson, Jimmy Iovine ; writer, Scott Silver ; director, Curtis Hanson.

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Jimmy, known to his friends as Rabbit, is a young man trying to make his way out of the burned-out shell of inner-city Detroit. Rabbit is a white kid trying to make music in a predominantly African-American community and culture. After Rabbit freezes up in the midst of an MC battle, he's convinced h...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm) (Production company, Publisher)
Imagine Entertainment (Firm) (Production company)
Other Authors: Hanson, Curtis (Film producer, Film director)
Grazer, Brian, 1953- (Film producer)
Iovine, Jimmy (Film producer)
Silver, Scott (Screenwriter)
Eminem, 1972- (Actor, composer (expression))
Basinger, Kim, 1953- (Actor)
Murphy, Brittany (Actor)
Phifer, Mekhi, 1975- (Actor)
Jones, Evan, 1976- (Actor)
Miller, Omar Benson (Actor)
Prieto, Rodrigo (Cinematographer)
Rabinowitz, Jay (Editor of moving image work)
Kitson, Craig (Editor of moving image work)
Bridges, Mark (Costume designer)
Messina, Philip (Production designer)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English captions.
Published: [Universal City, Calif.] : Universal, [2002]
Series:Swank Motion Pictures.
Subjects:
Rap (Music) > Drama.
Rap musicians > Michigan > Detroit > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
Friendship.
Man-woman relationships.
Rap (Music)
Rap musicians.
Michigan > Detroit.
Rap music > Drama.
Man-woman relationship > Drama.
Musical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Musical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (110 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Eight mile
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Jimmy, known to his friends as Rabbit, is a young man trying to make his way out of the burned-out shell of inner-city Detroit. Rabbit is a white kid trying to make music in a predominantly African-American community and culture. After Rabbit freezes up in the midst of an MC battle, he's convinced he's missed his chance and that he's doomed to lead a marginal life as a factory rat for the rest of his days. With the help of his friends, and his new girlfriend Alex, Rabbit struggles to work up the courage and the confidence to take one more shot at making his dream a reality.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.
Call Number:PN1995.9.M86 A18 2002 Online
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for strong language, sexuality, some violence and drug use.
Awards:Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2003: BFCA Award - Best Song (Eminem - For the song "Lose yourself").
Credits:Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; editors, Jay Rabinowitz, Craig Kitson ; original music, Eminem ; costume designer, Mark Bridges ; production designer, Philip Messina.
Cast:
Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Evan Jones, Omar Benson Miller.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title screen (viewed November 10, 2021)