Boyz n the Hood
(1991)
★ 7.6 IMDb · 2,345 votes
Year: 1991
Runtime: 112 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Джон Синглтон
Cast: Кьюба Гудинг мл., Лоренс Фишбёрн, Айс Кьюб, Моррис Честнат, Анджела Бассетт, Ниа Лонг, Tyra Ferrell, Реджина Кинг, Meta King, Whitman Mayo
Plot
Three friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life. As tragedy strikes close to home, their friendship, choices, and hopes for a better future are put to the ultimate test.
Writer and Director John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles, California takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together in the "hood". Half-brothers Doughboy (Ice Cube) and Ricky Baker (Morris Chestnut) are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Ricky is the "All-American" athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while Doughboy succumbs to the violence, alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his environment, but maintains a strong sense of pride and code of honor. Between these two is their friend Tre Styles (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), who is lucky to have a father, Furious Styles (Laurence Fishburne), to teach him to have the strength of character to do what is right and to always take responsibility for his actions.