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Straight outta Compton [videorecording (DVD)] / produced by Ice Cube [and five others] ; produced and directed by F. Gary Gray.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 61165861 | Universal/Legendary.Language: English, Spanish, French Original language: English Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2016]Description: 1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, colourOther title:
  • Straight out of Compton [videorecording (DVD)]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures present in association with New Line Cinema/Cubevision/Crucial Films a Broken Chair Flickz production ; produced by Ice Cube, Dr. Dre [and four others] ; story by S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus, Andrea Berloff ; screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff ; produced and directed by F. Gary Gray ; music by Joseph Trapanese.
Cast: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge.Summary: In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's most dangerous group, N.W.A.
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DVD DVD Hanover Public Library Shelves DVDA STRAIGHT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001049536

Videorecording not viewed.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.

Special features: N.W.A. the origins; Impact; director's journey; The streets: filming in Compton; N.W.A. performs in Detroit; feature commentary with director/producer F. Gary Gray.

Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures present in association with New Line Cinema/Cubevision/Crucial Films a Broken Chair Flickz production ; produced by Ice Cube, Dr. Dre [and four others] ; story by S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus, Andrea Berloff ; screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff ; produced and directed by F. Gary Gray ; music by Joseph Trapanese.

O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge.

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's most dangerous group, N.W.A.

Canadian Home Video rating: 18A.

Home use only.

In English, Spanish or French ; optional English (SDH), Spanish or French subtitles.

Includes optional descriptive audio.

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