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Menace II Society (pronounced Menace to Society) is a 1993 American teen crime drama film directed by the Hughes Brothers [3] in their directorial debut. Set in the Watts and Crenshaw neighborhoods of Los Angeles , the film follows the life of Caine Lawson ( Tyrin Turner ) and his close friends.
The Hughes brothers film Menace II Society (1993) opens with images taken from the riots of 1965. The entire film is set in Watts from the 1970s to the 1990s. Frank Zappa wrote a lyrical commentary inspired by the Watts riots, entitled "Trouble Every Day". It contains such lines as "Wednesday I watched the riot / Seen the cops out on the street ...
Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes (born April 1, 1972), known together professionally as the Hughes Brothers, are American twin brother filmmakers.They are known for visceral and often violent films, including Menace II Society (1993), Dead Presidents (1995), From Hell (2001), and The Book of Eli (2010).
There was a clear movement afoot as the fraternal filmmaking duo Albert and Allen Hughes released their feature film debut, 1993’s Menace II Society, 30 years ago, on May 26, 1993.
Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is a retired [citation needed] American actor and director. He is best known for his roles in the television series Roc (1991–1994) and the television film The Piano Lesson (1995), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination.
West Coast rapper Saafir, known for music he made solo and with Xzibit and Ras Cass, as part of Golden State Project, and for his performance in the 1993 film Menace II Society, has died at 54.
Kendrick Lamar References Ice-T, ‘Menace II Society’ and Nate Dogg in ‘Squabble Up’ Music Video. Steven J. Horowitz. November 25, 2024 at 1:51 PM.
Comparing the film with the Hughes Brother's previous film James said, "The Hugheses obviously knew the world and generation of Menace II Society better than the past of Dead Presidents, but that is only part of the problem. In Menace they trusted the audience more, immersing them in a violent world the film explained without condoning." [9]