Director: John Singleton

Writer: John Singleton

Music: Stanley Clarke

Producer: Steve Nicolaides

Keywords: Crime

Best friends Tre Styles, Doughboy, and Ricky Baker grow up in South Central Los Angeles where violence is pervasive and opportunity scarce. John Singleton's finest film, made when he was 23. Received Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay. Entered 2002 into the National Film Registry.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Angela Bassett	Actor	16-Aug-1958		Got her groove back
Morris Chestnut	Actor	1-Jan-1969		Two Can Play That Game
Ice Cube	Rapper	15-Jun-1969		N.W.A., Boyz N the Hood
Laurence Fishburne	Actor	30-Jul-1961		The Matrix
Cuba Gooding, Jr.	Actor	2-Jan-1968		Show him the money already
Regina King	Actor	15-Jan-1971		Jerry Maguire
Nia Long	Actor	30-Oct-1970		Third Watch
Whitman Mayo	Actor	15-Nov-1930	22-May-2001	Grady on Sanford and Son

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