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Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood

Boyz n the Hood

Once upon a time in South Central L.A... It ain't no fairy tale.

Genres

CrimeDrama

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In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...

Others

Budget

$6500000

Revenue

$57504069

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

12 July 1991

Country

United States of America

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Tré Styles

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Jason 'Furious' Styles

Ice Cube

Ice Cube

Darin 'Doughboy' Baker

Morris Chestnut

Morris Chestnut

Ricky Baker

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Reva Devereaux

Nia Long

Nia Long

Brandi

Tyra Ferrell

Tyra Ferrell

Brenda Baker

Alysia Rogers

Alysia Rogers

Shanice

Regina King

Regina King

Shalika

Lexie Bigham

Lexie Bigham

"Mad Dog"

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

Officer Coffey

John Cothran

John Cothran

Lewis Crump, USC Recruiter

Vonte Sweet

Vonte Sweet

Ric Rock

Yolanda Whitaker

Yolanda Whitaker

Yo-Yo

Esther Scott

Esther Scott

Tisha's Grandmother

Kareem J. Grimes

Kareem J. Grimes

Ice Cream Truck Kid

John Singleton

John Singleton

The Mailman (uncredited)

Whitman Mayo

Whitman Mayo

The Old Man

Regi Green

Regi Green

Chris

Dedrick D. Gobert

Dedrick D. Gobert

"Dooky"

Tracey Lewis-Sinclair

Tracey Lewis-Sinclair

Shaniqua

Lloyd Avery II

Lloyd Avery II

Knucklehead #2

Baldwin C. Sykes

Baldwin C. Sykes

"Monster"

Malcolm Norrington

Malcolm Norrington

Knucklehead #1

Raymond Turner

Raymond Turner

Ferris

Kirk Kinder

Kirk Kinder

Officer Graham

Tammy Hanson

Tammy Hanson

Rosa

Baha Jackson

Baha Jackson

Darin (age 11)

Leonette Scott

Leonette Scott

Tisha

Desi Arnez Hines II

Desi Arnez Hines II

Tré (age 10)

Donovan McCrary

Donovan McCrary

Ricky (age 10)

Nicole Brown

Nicole Brown

Brandi (age 10)

Kenneth A. Brown

Kenneth A. Brown

Chris (age 10)

Miya McGhee

Miya McGhee

Female Club Member

Raymond D. Turner

Raymond D. Turner

Ferris

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