Poetic Justice
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| Directed by | John Singleton |
| Produced by | John Singleton Steve Nicolaides Dwight Alanzo Williams |
| Written by | John Singleton |
| Starring | Janet Jackson Tupac Shakur Regina King Joe Torry Tyra Ferrell |
| Music by | Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis |
| Cinematography | Peter Lyons Collister |
| Editing by | Bruce Cannon |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 23, 1993 |
| Running time | 109 min. |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
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Poetic Justice is a 1993 drama/romance film starring Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King and Joe Torry. It was directed by John Singleton.
Poetic Justice reached #1 in the box office for one week; it made $11,728,455 its opening weekend. It grossed a total of $27,515,786.
Janet Jackson received a nomination to Academy Awards for Best Original Song, with the Billboard Hot 100 number one song, "Again".
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[edit] Plot
Justice (Janet Jackson) is a young woman living in South Central, Los Angeles. She was named Justice by her late mother, who had her while attending law school. After the shooting death of her boyfriend (Q-Tip), the young woman is living in a state of depression, until she meets a Postal Office employee named Lucky (Tupac Shakur) who embarks with her on a trip with her best friend and boyfriend, Iesha and Chicago (played by Regina King and Joe Torry). In classic Hollywood type, the young woman's heart opens to her suitor's attentions as she finds a new meaning for life.
Singleton named the film Poetic Justice because the main character, Justice, writes beautiful poems which she recites throughout the movie. The poems are in fact from Maya Angelou. Angelou also appears in the movie as one of three elderly sisters, May, June and April (Called the "Calendar Sisters") that the characters meet at a road side family reunion. The Last Poets make an appearance toward the end of the film.
[edit] Rated R
Strong Adult Language,Violence and Sexual Content
[edit] Full Cast
- Janet Jackson .... Justice
- Tupac Shakur .... Lucky
- Regina King .... Iesha
- Joe Torry .... Chicago
- Tyra Ferrell .... Jessie
- Roger Guenveur Smith .... Heywood
- Billy Zane .... Brad (STOCK FOOTAGE IN DRIVE-IN FILM)
- Khandi Alexander .... Simone
- Maya Angelou .... Aunt June
- Lori Petty .... Penelope (STOCK FOOTAGE IN DRIVE-IN FILM)
- Kimberly Brooks .... Kim
- Maia Campbell .... Shante
- Jenifer Lewis .... Annie
- Kina V. Cosper .... Female cousin
- John Cothran Jr. .... Uncle Earl
- Matt Hardy....Joseph
- Lloyd Avery II .... Thug #1
- Che Avery .... Thug #2
- James Deeth .... Helicopter pilot
- Mario Kassar .... Helicopter pilot 2/Manager in Mail Office
- Norma Donaldson .... Aunt May
- Kelly Joe Dugan .... Truck driver
- Suliamen El Hadi .... Member, Last Poets
- Omar Ben Hassan .... Member, Last Poets
- Jalal Nuriddin .... Member, Last Poets
- Daoud Spencer .... Member, Last Poets
- Rene Elizondo .... E.J
- Dedrick D. Gobert .... Lloyd
- Miki Howard .... Maxine
- Baha Jackson .... Baha
- Patricia Y. Johnson .... Patricia
- Shannon Johnson .... Keisha
- Tone Lōc .... J Bone
- Special K. McCray .... Cousin Pete
- Q-Tip .... Markell
- Ernestine Reed .... Aunt April
- Crystal A. Rodgers .... Angel
- Eugene Tate .... Uncle Herb
- Keith Washington .... Dexter
- Rose Weaver .... Aunt Audrey
[edit] External links
- Poetic Justice at the Internet Movie Database
- Poetic Justice: Filmmaking South Central Style
- Original Poetic Justice Script
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