Despite his understanding of right and wrong (values passed on by a good friend, his kind grandparents, a caring teacher), his life and its entrapments are too much to overcome.
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the. With Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda. Remember to rate this quiz on the next page Rating helps us to know which quizzes are good. Is Menace 2 Society a true story When Menace II Society was released, it was billed as a true-to-life portrayal of the streets in South Central Los Angeles. His is a world where respect comes from intimidation, power from violence. : Directed by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes. Harold from Menace to Society Jules from Pulp Fiction. By the end of the flashbacks, O-Dog is arrested, and it is unknown why (though probably for the assault on the liquor store in the beginning of the film). As a very young boy, Caine witnesses his dad murdered over something inconsequential, and his mom OD. Life as portrayed here-and no doubt accurately so-is both figuratively and literally narrow. They are so credible-occasionally frighteningly so-that the repressive universe of violent ghetto life is captured effectively. Similar territory was covered in the equally commanding Boyz N the Hood, but what makes this cautionary tale stand out is not only the Hughes brothers' forceful story, (written with their friend, Tyger Williams) and direction, but the naturalness of then-newcomer leads Turner as Caine, Larenz Tate as O-Dog, and Jada Pinkett as Ronnie. The film, from the brother writer-director team of Allen and Albert Hughes, chronicles life in the Los Angeles 'hood.
Tyrin Turner may not have broken out into stardom as was initially expected, but his work in Menace II Society is one of the more powerful cinematic debuts.
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