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Menace II Society

Year:

1993

Duration:

97 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

Albert Hughes

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1993-05-26

Filming Locations: 7th Ave and Montclair St., Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $3,500,000

Gross: $27,900,000 (USA) Filming Dates 2 October 1992 - 14 November 1992 Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Clifton Collins Jr.

James Pickens Jr.

Tyrin Turner

Caine

Larenz Tate

O-Dog

June Kyoto Lu

Grocery Store Woman (as June Kyoko Lu)

Toshi Toda

Grocery Store Man

Samuel L. Jackson

Tat Lawson

Anthony Johnson

Tony

Brandon Hammond

Five Year Old Caine

Glenn Plummer

Pernell

Reginald Ballard

Clyde

Khandi Alexander

Karen Lawson

Eugene Lee

Man #1

Nancy Cheryll Davis

Teacher (as Nancy Cheryl Davis)

Jullian Roy Doster

Anthony

Jada Pinkett Smith

Ronnie (as Jada Pinkett)

Marilyn Coleman

Grandmama

Arnold Johnson

Grandpapa

Saafir

Harold Lawson

Pooh Man

Doc

MC Eiht

A-Wax

Vonte Sweet

Sharif

Ryan Williams

Stacy

Cynthia Calhoun

Jackee

Garen Holman

Junior

Joy Matthews

Nurse #1

Clifton Powell

Chauncy

Too $hort

Lew-Loc

Christopher M. Brown

Lloyd

Stacy Arnell

Deena

Dwayne Barnes

Basehead

Ian Davids

Insurance Man (as Dave Kirsch)

Alvin Mears

K-9 Police Officer

Bill Duke

Detective

Robert Gonzales

Car Dealer (as Robert R. Gonzales)

Martin Davis

Car-Jack Victim

Erin Leshawn Wiley

Ilena

Charles S. Dutton

Mr. Butler

Charles J. Grube

Officer Fassel

Mike Kelly

Officer Gadd

Rolando Molina

Vato #1

Tony Valentino

Vato #3

Daniel Villarreal

Vato #4 (as Danny Villarreal)

Yolanda Whittaker

Girl at Party (as Yo Yo)

Samuel Monroe Jr.

Ilena's Cousin

Karolyn Grimes

Zuzu Bailey in 'It's a Wonderful Life'

James Stewart

George Bailey in 'It's a Wonderful Life' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Al Essey had an uncredited scene but was cut from the final film for being "too gangster" with no story that relates to the film.

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New Line Cinema mandated that a platinum rapper be cast in the film and so MC Eiht was cast as A-Wax.

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The word "fuck" and its derivatives are used 300 times during the course of the film.

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Goofs

Before the drive-by shooting at the end of the film Caine gets shot but all of the sudden pops back up (looking like a fullback football) and then he is lying on grass.

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In the beginning of the driving scene with A Wax, O-Dog and Caine, the police escort as well as a crew van can be seen following them out the rear window

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In the opening scene, the crew is reflected in the mirror over the beer cooler.

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Quotes

Grandpapa: Now what I want to talk to you two about is the trouble that you've been getting into. Boys, the Lord didn't put you here to be shooting and killing each other. It's right there in the Bible, Exodus 20:13: '"Thou shall not kill.'

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Ilena: I'm pregnant.

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Tat Lawson: Look here, man. Now that you been out the joint two weeks don't you think it's about time you gave me my money?

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Faq

Is the US r-rated version uncut? Which version is uncut?

No. The US r-rated version is not uncut. To avoid an NC-17 rating this version had to be cut in three scenes. Until now the uncut version has only been released on Laserdisc by Criterion. There is no uncut-dvd or VHS available; Neither in the USA nor in other countries. A detailed comparison between the r-rated and unrated version can be found here.Just recently, a new Unrated Director's Cut has been released on DVD/Blu-ray that features not only the more violent shootouts but also some minor plot extensions. Again, a detailed comparison between the original theatrical version and the new Unrated Director's Cut can be found here.In Great Britain most of the old BBFC 18 releases were cut due to the fear of imitation: Caine and O-Dog are breaking into a car. A detailed comparison with pictures can be seen here. The new Blu-ray release that features the Unrated Director's Cut as well is completely uncut.

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