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Menace II Society

A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

Director

Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes

Year

Genre

crime, drama, thriller

Box Office

$27,912,072

Production

New Line Cinema

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

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Caine

O-Dog

Grocery Store Woman (as June Kyoko Lu)

Grocery Store Man

Tat Lawson

Samuel L. Jackson

Tony

Anthony Johnson

Five Year Old Caine

Brandon Hammond

Pernell

Clyde

Reginald Ballard

Karen Lawson

Khandi Alexander

Man #1

Man #2

James Pickens Jr.

Teacher (as Nancy Cheryl Davis)

Nancy Cheryll Davis

Anthony

Jullian Roy Doster

Ronnie

Jada Pinkett Smith

Grandmama

Marilyn Coleman

Grandpapa

Harold Lawson

Doc

A-Wax

Sharif

Stacy

Jackee

Cynthia Calhoun

Junior

Nurse #1

Chauncy

Lew-Loc

Lloyd

Christopher M. Brown

Deena

Basehead

Insurance Man

K-9 Police Officer

Detective

Car Dealer (as Robert R. Gonzales)

Robert Gonzales

Car-Jack Victim

Ilena

Erin Wiley Sands

Mr. Butler

Charles S. Dutton

Officer Fassel

Charles J. Grube

Officer Gadd

Vato #1

Vato #2

Clifton Collins Jr.

Vato #3

Vato #4

Daniel Villarreal

Girl at Party (as Yo Yo)

Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker

Ilena's Cousin

Samuel Monroe Jr.

Gang member

Robert Gatewood

Zuzu Bailey in 'It's a Wonderful Life' (archive footage)

George Bailey (archive footage)

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5.0

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Overall

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Story

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Aesthetics

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Acting

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Sound

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pauldonoghue1976

2 weeks ago

★★★★★

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Caine Detective Grocery Store Man O-dog Pernell Car-jack Victim Tony Tat Lawson Sharif Grandpapa Mr. Butler Insurance Man Chauncy A-wax Ronnie Basehead Nurse #1 Jackee Ilena

The Lord didn't put you here to be shooting and killing each other - Menace II Society

The Lord didn't put you here to be shooting and killing...

Insurance company won't give you no money for a car that doesn't run - Menace II Society

Insurance company won't give you no money for a car...

We're just gonna find these little marks and smoke 'em - Menace II Society

We're just gonna find these little marks and smoke...

You'll have to fill out these forms first - Menace II Society

You'll have to fill out these forms first

I feel sorry for your mother - Menace II Society

I feel sorry for your mother

Went into the store just to get a beer - Menace II Society

Went into the store just to get a beer

Moms and Pops were real popular in the neighborhood - Menace II Society

Moms and Pops were real popular in the neighborhood

Do you owe me some money - Menace II Society

Do you owe me some money

Hit me. - Menace II Society

WOMAN [ON TV]:
- -Boulevard South. - Menace II Society

WOMAN [ON TV]: - -Boulevard South.

For all the bullshit they try to teach you in high school - Menace II Society

For all the bullshit they try to teach you in high school

I know you ain't dumb enough to be showin' niggas the robbery tape - Menace II Society

I know you ain't dumb enough to be showin' niggas...

Now O Dog was the craziest nigga alive - Menace II Society

Now O Dog was the craziest nigga alive

Why you got that goddamn hood on your head - Menace II Society

Why you got that goddamn hood on your head

- Damn.
- Damn. - Menace II Society

- Damn. - Damn.

Yo give us a motherfucking doctor - Menace II Society

Yo give us a motherfucking doctor

Then you're gonna drive me home - Menace II Society

Then you're gonna drive me home

I was gonna tell you somethin' 'fore we went up in the house - Menace II Society

I was gonna tell you somethin' 'fore we went up in...

But I ain't never done it myself - Menace II Society

But I ain't never done it myself

O-DOG: Bitch. Shut the fuck up
before we blast your ass too. - Menace II Society

O-DOG: Bitch. Shut the fuck up before we blast your ass too.

I thought killing those fools would make me feel good - Menace II Society

I thought killing those fools would make me feel good

[KNOCKING] - Menace II Society

CAINE: So where's Anthony? - Menace II Society

CAINE: So where's Anthony?

You need to be glad that you graduated from high school - Menace II Society

You need to be glad that you graduated from high school

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE] - Menace II Society

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

CAINE: Let's get the fuck up out of here.
O-DOG: Shit. - Menace II Society

CAINE: Let's get the fuck up out of here. O-DOG: Shit.

If you ain't got no money - Menace II Society

If you ain't got no money

You know you done fucked up - Menace II Society

You know you done fucked up

That white porcelain god - Menace II Society

That white porcelain god

You going to Kansas with this fool - Menace II Society

You going to Kansas with this fool

- Hey. You got the bread?
- Shut up. - Menace II Society

- Hey. You got the bread? - Shut up.

I want your motherfuckin' Daytons and your motherfuckin' stereo - Menace II Society

I want your motherfuckin' Daytons and your...

How much you want. Nigga? - Menace II Society

How much you want. Nigga?

Working for minimum wage
was never my style. - Menace II Society

Working for minimum wage was never my style.

And you're the prey - Menace II Society

And you're the prey

- That's cool.
- Take care of it. - Menace II Society

- That's cool. - Take care of it.

Yeah that shit was cool - Menace II Society

Yeah that shit was cool

Caine me and you baby - Menace II Society

Caine me and you baby

Are you gonna come with us or not? - Menace II Society

Are you gonna come with us or not?

What the fuck you tellin' me for - Menace II Society

What the fuck you tellin' me for

How you doing? - Menace II Society

Ronnie. - Menace II Society

It's been a long time. Caine. - Menace II Society

It's been a long time. Caine.

Your letters... - Menace II Society

Your letters...

Go with Ronnie. Caine. - Menace II Society

Go with Ronnie. Caine.

[ANT BANKS' "PACKIN' A GUN"
PLAYING OVER CAR STEREO] - Menace II Society

[ANT BANKS' "PACKIN' A GUN" PLAYING OVER...

The same day I was leaving... - Menace II Society

The same day I was leaving...

Shit. Ronnie. - Menace II Society

- What's this for?
- So you can take it to the car. - Menace II Society

- What's this for? - So you can take it to the car.

STACY: Come on. Dog.
O-DOG: I ain't getting paid for this. - Menace II Society

STACY: Come on. Dog. O-DOG: I ain't getting paid for th...

[MUSIC BOX PLAYING
OVER SPEAKERS] - Menace II Society

[MUSIC BOX PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

Caine. Caine. - Menace II Society

You're lazy. You know that. Right? - Menace II Society

You're lazy. You know that. Right?

LLENA'S COUSIN:
Yo. What's up now. Partner? - Menace II Society

LLENA'S COUSIN: Yo. What's up now. Partner?

Damn. Sharif. - Menace II Society

It was funny like that in the hood sometimes - Menace II Society

It was funny like that in the hood sometimes

Now it's too late - Menace II Society

Now it's too late

Menace II Society poster

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A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes

Writer: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes, Tyger Williams

Production: New Line Cinema

Genre: crime, drama, thriller

Year: 1993

MetaScore: 76/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $27,912,072

Released: 26 May 1993

Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations

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