Menace II society
(Blu-ray) 

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Published
[New York, N. Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2021].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
ISBN
9781681438962, 1681438968
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color with 1 black and white scene ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages ; illustrations). 
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Published
[New York, N. Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2021].
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681438962, 1681438968
UPC
715515266413, 00715515266413

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
General Note
Wide screen.
General Note
Special features:Two audio commentaries from 1993 with Allen Hughes and Albert Hughes; Gangsta vision (a 2009 feaurette with cast and crew interviews); Capturing youth (2021 conversation among Albert Hughes, Tyger Williams, Elvis Mitchell); Trust and collaboration (2021 conversation among Allen Hughes, Bill Duke, and Mitchell); Lisa Rinzler (selected scene commentary with the cinematographer); The Hughes Brothers, 1993 (interview from 1993 with the directors); deleted scenes; film-to-storyboard comparison; trailer; 2pac: Brenda's got baby (music video directed by the Hughes Bros.); essay by Craig D. Lindsey.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Lisa Rinzler ; editor, Christopher Koefoed ; music, QD III.
Participants/Performers
Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett, Larenz Tate, Arnold Johnson, MC Eiht, Marilyn Coleman, Vonte Sweet, Clifton Powell, Glenn Plummer, Bill Duke, Charles S. Dutton, Samuel L. Jackson.
Description
Directors Albert and Allen Hughes and screenwriter Tyger Williams were barely into their twenties when they sent shock waves through American cinema and hip-hop culture with this fatalistic, unflinching vision of life and death on the streets of Watts, Los Angeles, in the 1990s. There, in the shadow of the riots of 1965 and 1992, young Caine is growing up under the influence of his ruthless, drug-dealing father and his loose-cannon best friend, O-Dog, leading him into a spiral of violent crime from which he is not sure he wants to escape, despite the best efforts of his grandparents and the steadfast Ronnie. Fusing grim realism with a propulsively stylish aesthetic honed through the Hughes brothers₂ work on rap videos, this film is a searing cautionary tale about the devastating human toll of hopelessness.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong bloody violence, drug use and pervasive language.
Accessibility Note
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
System Details
Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (1.85:1); 7.1 surround or original 2.0 surround; requires Blu-ray player.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
English dialogue.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hughes, A., Hughes, A., Williams, T., Scott, D., Turner, T., Smith, J. P., Duke, B., & Dutton, C. S. (2021). Menace II society (Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Allen, Hughes et al.. 2021. Menace II Society. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Allen, Hughes et al.. Menace II Society Criterion Collection, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hughes, Allen,, et al. Menace II Society Director-approved Blu-ray special edition., Criterion Collection, 2021.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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