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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Craig Brewer (written by)
Release Date:
22 July 2005 (USA)
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Tagline:
Everybody gotta have a dream. more
Plot:
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 17 wins
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34 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(32 articles)
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Hustle + Flow Star Saves New Orleans Family
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(From WENN. 5 February 2009, 5:25 PM, PST)
Hustle + Flow Star Saves New Orleans Family
(From WENN. 10 September 2008, 11:58 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Excellent directorial effort
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Terrence Howard | ... | Djay |
 | Anthony Anderson | ... | Key |
 | Taryn Manning | ... | Nola |
 | Taraji P. Henson | ... | Shug |
 | DJ Qualls | ... | Shelby (as D.J. Qualls) |
 | Ludacris | ... | Skinny Black |
 | Paula Jai Parker | ... | Lexus |
| Elise Neal | ... | Yevette |
 | Isaac Hayes | ... | Arnel |
| Jordan Houston | ... | Tigga (as Juicy J) |
| William Engram | ... | Slobs (as William 'Poon' Engram) |
| Bobby Sandimanie | ... | Yellow Jacket (as Bobby 'I-20' Sandimanie) |
| Haystak | ... | Mickey |
| Claude Phillips | ... | Harold |
| Josey Scott | ... | Elroy |
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Rated R for sex and drug content, pervasive language and some violence.
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Runtime:
116 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:16 |
Germany:12 |
Netherlands:12 |
Singapore:M18 |
Finland:K-15 (VHS rating) (2006) |
Australia:M |
Iceland:16 |
Brazil:18 |
Argentina:16 |
Sweden:7 |
Canada:14A |
USA:R (certificate #41196) |
Malaysia:(Banned) |
South Korea:15 |
Japan:PG-12 |
UK:15 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec)
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The filmmakers convinced star Terrence Howard to live in Memphis for a while before production started to learn the dialect and get the feel of the place.
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Continuity: After DJay buys the keyboard from the bum at the beginning, he is holding a paper bag in his right hand and the keyboard in his left. However, when he goes to play the keyboard, the bag is gone.
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References Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
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Soundtrack:
Get Crunk, Get Buck
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"Hustle & Flow" is a very strong directorial from writer/director Craig Brewer, and it is very worthy of the buzz that it has been generating for the last couple of months. I got to see it last night at an AFI screening at Arclight Cinemas in Los Angeles, and the audience really reacted positively to what they saw. The story is similar in some respects to "8 Mile," but it is a far better movie (and "8 Mile" was pretty good too). It features a tremendous performance by Terrence Howard as a low level pimp who suddenly breaks out of his dark surroundings to become a respected rapper. Craig had commented that had he made this movie within the studio system, he probably never would have been able to cast Terrence in the movie, and that would have been tragic. Anthony Anderson is also excellent as his friend/producer, and there is also Taryn Manning who is very strong in a role as a prostitute who wants to do more with her life. It's a movie with a lot of heart and integrity, and will appeal to anyone who has ever aspired to something with all their heart, regardless of the road blocks ahead. Here's hoping that "Hustle & Flow" gets the audience it truly deserves!