Similar to the 2002 eminem film 8 mile, which it used as a template, the film is loosely based on 50 cents own life and was directed by jim sheridan. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music. He starts working for drug dealer levar bill duke and. Scenes celebrating his personal and professional triumph ring hollow, since rich never really gets under his skin. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. December 9, 2005 turns out eminem is a better fauxgangsta than 50 cent.
Kid holliday, ice cube, snoop dogg, scott storch, lil o, t. Yet, while i can understand the desire andor need to tell jacksons story, it would have been so much better off had it not played out like so many other urban gangster films before it. From acclaimed in america director jim sheridan comes the first film starring megahit rapper 50 cent. Powered by impossibly great singles in da club and p. Arabic subtitles, bulgarian subtitles, danish subtitles, dutch. The film is inspired by the haunting life story of curtis 50 cent jackson, who never knew his father, whose drug dealer mother was killed when he was young, who sold drugs on the streets of new york city and survived gunshot wounds to become one of the bestselling. My description of fun right now would be to sit on someones couch and watch tv.
It was released on february 6, 2003, by shady records, gunit records, aftermath entertainment and interscope records. After signing with eminem, 50 cent also worked heavily with dr. Ma 15 strong violence, drug use, sex scene, coarse language. Luckily, hes surrounded by friends, family, and wouldbe. Now run along and bust yo dope rhymes at a bat mitvah before heading back to your 18bedroom mansion in farmington, ct. Marcus 50 cent has always known he was going to be a rapper. Dre producing four of the cuts, sufficiently connected to the old school to absolve you for knowing every song by heart. It was released on november 9, 2005, and was known as locked and loaded during production. A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away. It was released on february 6, 2003, by aftermath entertainment, under a joint venture with shady records, and distributed by interscope records. With 50 cent, joy bryant, adewale akinnuoyeagbaje, omar benson miller. Well, its not much of a stretch for the notoriously criminally minded star, but he does exude real star quality on the screen and manages to carry the film and make audiences root for his ragstorappingriches success.
The initial planned release was pushed seven days ahead, due to heavy bootlegging and internet leakage. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Although marcus wants to pursue his dream of becoming a rap star, he finds the. Since the film is a semibiopic, its surprising how nonpersonal and gunit pimping the soundtrack comes off, like volume 14.
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