Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)
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| Directed by | Jim Sheridan |
| Produced by | Jimmy Iovine Chris Lighty Paul Rosenberg Jim Sheridan |
| Written by | Terence Winter |
| Starring | Curtis Jackson Terrence Howard Joy Bryant Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Bill Duke Ashley Walters |
| Music by | Gavin Friday Quincy Jones Maurice Seezer |
| Cinematography | Declan Quinn |
| Editing by | Roger Barton Conrad Buff IV |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 9, 2005 |
| Running time | 134 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | Domestic $30,985,352 Foreign $15,457,176 Worldwide $46,442,528 |
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a 2005 film starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. It was released on November 9, 2005. Similar to the Eminem film 8 Mile, the story is a semi-autobiographical account of 50 Cent's own life. It was directed by six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan[1].
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[edit] Reception
The plot received many criticisms, being described as 'flawed' and 'ambiguous'. However, notable film critic Roger Ebert defended the film, giving it 3 out of 4 stars, and quoting it, "a film with a rich and convincing texture, a drama with power and anger"[1].
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[edit] Controversies
On October 27, 2005, movie posters for the film featuring 50 Cent with a handgun in one hand and a mic in the other were removed from billboards in Los Angeles school areas after complaints that they promote gun violence and gang activity.[citation needed] 50 Cent later responded that the controversy only further increased the publicity for his film. The two objects in the controversial poster were intended as symbols to represent the transition of the main character from drug dealer to rapper.[citation needed]
Controversy was further created when a 30-year-old man, Sheldon Flowers, was shot three times and killed in a cinema near Pittsburgh on November 9, 2005, after watching the film.[2] The cinema stopped showing the film as a result. Also, a cinema chain in Toledo, Ohio, stopped after-midnight screenings of the film because of fears the violence depicted may prompt further civil unrest as seen during the 2005 Toledo Riot.[citation needed]
Samuel L. Jackson publicly turned down an offer to co-star in the film, citing that he did not want to lend credence to what he believed was an inexperienced and unproven actor.[3] Film critic Roger Ebert wrote of Jackson's decision: "Like Bill Cosby, Jackson is arguing against the anti-intellectual message that success for young black males is better sought in the worlds of rap and sports than in the classroom".[1] Jackson reportedly still thinks that rappers should not be in films, but has spoken with 50 Cent several times about it and has made amends with him.[4] The two later co-starred in the 2006 film Home of the Brave.
[edit] Parody
The Boondocks parodies this movie in ...Or Die Trying, in which Fifty Cent plays Air Marshall Fifty Cent. He lacks any ability to act, and he never effectively says "Or Die Trying," though his antagonist says it before he's supposed to say it.
[edit] Box Office Takings
Worldwide Total: $46,442,528
[edit] References
- ^ a b c RogerEbert.com. Coach Carter (PG-13). Retrieved on August 20, 2006.
- ^ "Man dies after 50 Cent screening", BBC, 2005-11-12. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
- ^ FemaleFirst. PROUD JACKSON TURNS DOWN 50 CENT FILM ROLE. Retrieved on August 20, 2006.
- ^ SoundSlam.com. 50 Cent Challenges Samuel L. Jackson's Stance On Acting. Retrieved on November 30, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' at the Internet Movie Database
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' at Allmovie
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