Straight Outta Compton, directed by F. Gary Gray ; screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff ; story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff ; produced by Ice Cube, Tomica Woods-Wright and Dr. Dre ; produced by Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Scott Bernstein ; executive producers, Will Packer, Adam Merims ; executive producers, David Engel, Bill Straus ; executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni ; a Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures presentation ; in association with New Line Cinema, Cubevision, Crucial Films ; a Broken Chair Flickz production ; an F. Gary Gray film
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Straight Outta Compton, directed by F. Gary Gray ; screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff ; story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff ; produced by Ice Cube, Tomica Woods-Wright and Dr. Dre ; produced by Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Scott Bernstein ; executive producers, Will Packer, Adam Merims ; executive producers, David Engel, Bill Straus ; executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni ; a Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures presentation ; in association with New Line Cinema, Cubevision, Crucial Films ; a Broken Chair Flickz production ; an F. Gary Gray film
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecordingmotion picture
Intended audience
Rating: R; for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use
Main title
Straight Outta Compton
Oclc number
931722218
Responsibility statement
directed by F. Gary Gray ; screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff ; story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff ; produced by Ice Cube, Tomica Woods-Wright and Dr. Dre ; produced by Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Scott Bernstein ; executive producers, Will Packer, Adam Merims ; executive producers, David Engel, Bill Straus ; executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni ; a Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures presentation ; in association with New Line Cinema, Cubevision, Crucial Films ; a Broken Chair Flickz production ; an F. Gary Gray film
Runtime
147
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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- Gray, F. Gary
- Reynolds, Corey, 1974-
- Shipp, Alexandra
- Herman, Jonathan, (Screenwriter)
- Giamatti, Paul
- Bernstein, Scott, (Producer)
- Straus, Bill
- Crucial Films (Great Britain)
- Legendary Pictures
- New Line Cinema Corporation
- Stanfield, LaKeith, 1991-
- Goode, Elena
- Patterson, Carra
- Woods-Wright, Tomica, 1969-
- Valentino, Shane
- Hawkins, Corey, 1988-
- Alvarez, Matt
- Jashni, Jon
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Dr. Dre, 1965-
- Universal Pictures Corporation
- Broken Chair Flickz
- Trapanese, Joseph
- Hodge, Aldis
- Libatique, Matthew, 1969-
- Tronick, Michael
- Brown, Neil, 1980-
- Tull, Thomas
- Packer, Will
- Jones, Kelli
- Berloff, Andrea
- Jackson, O'Shea, Jr., 1991-
- Merims, Adam
- Engel, David, (Producer)
- Ellington, Tate
- Ice Cube, (Musician)
- Mitchell, Jason, 1987-
- Cube Vision (Firm)
- Wenkus, Alan
- Taylor, R. Marcos
- Fox, Billy, Billy A.
- Savidge, S. Leigh
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- Dr. Dre, 1965-
- Arabian Prince, 1965-
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- California + Compton
- MC Ren -- Drama
- Dr. Dre, 1965- -- Drama
- Ice Cube, (Musician)
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- Jashni, Jon
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- Hodge, Aldis
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- Jones, Kelli
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- Ice Cube, (Musician)
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- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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- Feature films
- N.W.A. (Musical group)
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
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