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Menace II Society (pronounced Menace to Society) is a 1993 American teen drama film directed by the Hughes Brothers in their directorial debut. Set in the Watts and Crenshaw neighborhoods of Los Angeles, the film follows the life of Caine Lawson (Tyrin Turner) and his close friends.
May 26, 1993 · Menace II Society: Directed by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes. With Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda. A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Jun 15, 2023 · When it was released 30 years ago, “ Menace II Society ” was a shock to the system. Maybe because the trailer conveyed a sense of optimism amid scenes of Black urban life, many moviegoers were...
Feb 2, 2023 · Check out the official Menace II Society (1993) trailer starring Jada Pinkett and Tyrin Turner! Watch on Vudu: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/...
After growing up in the gang lifestyle of the Los Angeles projects, 18-year-old Caine Lawson (Tyrin Turner) wants a way out. Everyone around him, including his unpredictable friend O-Dog (Larenz...
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Menace II Society. 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.
Right before a picnic with his friends, Caine woos a young woman in the park. After the picnic, Caine gets together with Sharif and his father - a teacher at a local high school - whom try to convince Caine to make the move with Ronnie and Stacy to Georgia.
In an unflinching look at the mean streets of the contemporary urban American ghetto, a young street hustler - despite his dreams for a better life - succumbs to the cycle of violence that pervades his community.
May 26, 1993 · Caine, the young man at the center of "Menace II Society," is not an evil person in the usual sense of the word. He has a good nature and a quick intelligence, and in another world he might have turned out happy and productive.
Jan 11, 1994 · The sleeper hit of 1993, Menace II Society, a harrowing nightmare about life in inner-city hell, is a powerhouse filmmaking debut by the Hughes brothers. 21-year-old twins Allen and Albert employ splendid cinematography and editing to place their gangster drama into a constantly shifting, predatory world, one that references both the history of ...
