Menace II Society
1993 film directed by Albert and Allen Hughes
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Summary
Menace II Society is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,483 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Allen Hughes[3], Albert Hughes[4]
- Screenwriter: Albert Hughes[5], Allen Hughes[6]
- Composer: Quincy Jones III[7]
- Genre: crime film[8], drama film[9], coming-of-age film[10], hood film[11], action film[12]
- Cast member: Tyrin Turner[13], Larenz Tate[14], Jada Pinkett Smith[15], Samuel L. Jackson[16], MC Eiht[17], Clifton Powell[18], Glenn E. Plummer[19], Bill Duke[20], Charles S. Dutton[21], Brandon Hammond[22], Khandi Alexander[23], Clifton Collins[24], Anthony Johnson[25], Martin Davis[26]
- Producer: Darin Scott[27]
- Production company: New Line Cinema[28]
- Director of photography: Lisa Rinzler[29]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
- Soundtrack release: Menace II Society – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[31]
- Distribution format: video on demand[32]
- Review score: 83%[33], 7.4/10[34], 76/100[35]
- Color: color[36]
- Country of origin: United States[37]
- Publication date: May 26, 1993[38], January 20, 1994[39]
- Distributed by: New Line Cinema[40], Netflix[41], Fandango at Home[42]
- Narrative location: Los Angeles[43], California[44], Watts[45]
- Main subject: African Americans[46], violence[47], drug-related crime[48], American Ghettos[49], shooting[50], gang[51], violent crime[52], cycle of violence[53]
- Title: Menace II Society[54]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[55]
- Duration: 97 minutes[56]
- Set in period: 1993[57], 1970s[58]
Why It Matters
Menace II Society has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]