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8 Mile is a 2002 drama film co-produced and directed by Curtis Hanson from a script written by Scott Silver. It stars Eminem in his film debut, alongside Mekhi Phifer , Brittany Murphy , Michael Shannon , Kim Basinger and Anthony Mackie , the latter also in his film debut.
In 8 Mile, the film loosely based on Eminem’s own life, Breedlove’s character Lotto takes on the rapper’s character, named Jimmy, in a rap battle. Lotto is a member of the rap group The Free ...
8 Mile was released to critical acclaim, earning an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Lose Yourself” by Eminem. The film follows Jimmy (Eminem) or B-Rabbit as he takes on Detroit’s ...
In 2002, Iovine and former Shady Records president Paul Rosenberg co-produced 8 Mile, which opened at number one in the box office and went on to gross more than $240 million worldwide. [105] The film also garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song for its theme song, "Lose Yourself", making Eminem the first rapper to win this award. [106]
Eminem says that "Lose Yourself" was written on set, during breaks while filming 8 Mile. [5] Taryn Manning, who played Jimmy's ex-girlfriend Janeane in 8 Mile, said in an interview with MTV, that during the filming of the movie, in any downtime, Eminem was writing and that "you could just see him formulating stuff in his head". [6]
Throughout his career, Breedlove also rapped under the stage name OX.
Byrd began acting as a child, appearing as Arthur in the film My Little Girl in 1986. His subsequent film appearances include Dead Man, Demon Island, Sleepers, 8 Mile, Lift and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.
Anthony Dwane Mackie (born September 23, 1978) [1] [2] [3] is an American actor. Mackie made his film debut starring in the music drama film 8 Mile (2002). He was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his performance in the LGBTQ drama Brother to Brother (2004), and in the same year, appeared in psychological thriller The Manchurian Candidate, the Spike Lee TV ...