Straight outta Compton

The Resource Straight outta Compton
Label
Straight outta Compton
Statement of responsibility
Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures present in association with New Line Cinema/Cubevision/Crucial Films a Broken Chair Flickz production ; produced by Ice Cube [and five others] ; screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff ; directed by Gary Gray
Title variation
Straight out of Compton
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Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • fre
  • spa
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; production designer, Shane Valentino ; edited by Billy Fox, Michael Tronick ; score by Joseph Trapanese ; costume designer, Kelli Jones
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Rating: R; for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use
Language note
English, Spanish or French dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing; described video
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.S77 2016
PerformerNote
O'Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown, Jr., Aldis Hodge, Paul Giamatti, R. Marcos Taylor, Lakeith Lee Stanfield, Carra Patterson, Elena Goode, Alexandra Shipp, Tate Ellington, Corey Reynolds
Runtime
147
Technique
live action
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