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.
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...
Uniform Title: | Hustle & flow (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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Language: | English French Spanish |
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English |
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Closed-captioned; audio in English 5.1, French 5.1 or Spanish 5.1; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. |
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Hollywood, CA :
Paramount Classics : Paramount Pictures,
[2006], ©2006.
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Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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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 |
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. |
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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 |
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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). |