Boyz n the Hood

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...

Genre : CrimeDrama

Runtime : 112 mins

Release Date : 1991-07-12

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Rick, it's the Nineties. Can't afford to be afraid of our own people anymore, man. 1991 "One out of every twenty-one Black American males will be murdered in their lifetime" "Most will die at the hands of another Black male" "Increase The Peace" is the closing message of John Singlet...

John Singleton really isn't my thing. I mean, the movie came out in '91 but didn't get much exposure out in the country where I grew up until it was on HBO. However "Poetic Justice" DID and when I finally came around to watching "Boyz n the Hood" I had extremely low expectations. I honestly thou...

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.

(Tré Styles)

Laurence Fishburne

(Furious Styles)

Ice Cube

(Doughboy)

Morris Chestnut

(Ricky Baker)

Angela Bassett

(Reva Styles)

Nia Long

(Brandi)

Tyra Ferrell

(Mrs. Baker)

Regina King

(Shalika)

Meta King

(Brandi's Mom)

Whitman Mayo

(The Old Man)

Hudhail Al-Amir

(S.A.T. Man)

Lloyd Avery II

(Knucklehead #2)

Miya McGhee

(Female Club Member)

Lexie Bigham

(Mad Dog)

Kenneth A. Brown

(Little Chris)

Nicole Brown

(Brandi Age 10)

Ceal

(Sheryl)

Darneicea Corley

(Keisha)

John Cothran

(Lewis Crump)

Na'Blonka Durden

(Trina)

Susan Falcon

(Mrs. Olaf)

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

(Officer Coffey)

Dedrick D. Gobert

(Dooky)

Regi Green

(Chris)

Kareem J. Grimes

(Ice Cream Truck Kid)

Tammy Hanson

(Rosa)

Valentino D. Harrison

(Bobby Age 10)

Desi Arnez Hines II

(Tré Age 10)

Baha Jackson

(Doughboy Age 10)

Dee Dee Jacobs

(Renee)

Kirk Kinder

(Officer Graham)

Leanear Lane

(Gangster #2)

Donovan McCrary

(Ricky Age 10)

Don Nelson

(Gangster #1)

Jimmy Lee Newman Jr.

(Kid)

Malcolm Norrington

(Knucklehead #1)

Alysia Rogers

(Shanice)

Esther Scott

(Tisha's Grandmother)

Leonette Scott

(Tisha)

Vonte Sweet

(Ric Rock)

Baldwin C. Sykes

(Monster)

Raymond D. Turner

(Ferris)

Yolanda Whitaker

(Yo-Yo)

John Singleton

(The Mailman (uncredited))