Title: Straight Outta Compton
Original Title: Straight Outta Compton
Year: 2015
Info
- Country: USA Japan
- Language: English
- Length: 147 Minutes (2 hours 27 min)
- Budget: $28,000,000
- Genre: Biography Drama Music
- Studios: Legendary Pictures New Line Cinema
- Distributor: Universal Pictures
- Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: August 28 2015
- United States: August 14 2015
Plot
In the mid-eighties, the village of Compton, California, was famous for one of the towns with more violence in the United States. It is a biopic about American rap group NWA formed by Arabian Prince, DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube and MC Ren. Five young men, born and raised there, decided to capture their daily life in music, creating a new style that revolutionized the cultural panorama of that time. His honesty and rebellion against abuse of authority began a new generation with Hip-hop as a banner and music as the voice that distanced them from silence that had engulfed by the government. The film is directed by F. Gary Gray (other great film as Law Abiding Citizen or The Italian Job) and starring by Jason Mitchell (Contraband, Dragon Eyes), Aldis Hodge (After), Neil Brown Jr (NAVY: Los Ángeles), Paul Giamatti (Madame Bovary) y Keith Stanfield (Gimme Grace). Biopic are produced by Ice Cube and Dr. Dre with the widow of Eazy-E.
Awards
- 2016 Academy Awards (Oscars): 1 0
Cast
Director:
Ice Cube
Dr. Dre
Eazy-E
Dj Yella
MC Ren
Jerry Heller
Videos
'Straight Outta Compton' trailer
April 2 2015
Photos
Trivia
Highest-grossing music biopic ever.
Michael B. Jordan was considered to play Dr. Dre but declined due to scheduling conflicts
Biopic are produced by Ice Cube and Dr. Dre with the widow of Eazy-E.
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