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  1. May 26, 1993 · Menace II Society: Directed by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes. With Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda. A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

  2. 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. It gained notoriety for its scenes of violence ...

  3. Menace II Society. After growing up in the gang lifestyle of the Los Angeles projects, 18-year-old Caine Lawson (Tyrin Turner) wants a way out. Everyone around him, including his unpredictable ...

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  4. Jun 15, 2023 · June 15, 2023. When it was released 30 years ago, “ Menace II Society ” was a shock to the system. Maybe because the trailer conveyed a sense of optimism amid scenes of Black urban life, many ...

  5. Menace II Society. Directors Albert and Allen Hughes and screenwriter Tyger Williams were barely into their twenties when they sent shock waves through American cinema and hip-hop culture with this fatalistic, unflinching vision of life and death on the streets of Watts, Los Angeles, in the 1990s. There, in the shadow of the riots of 1965 and ...

  6. A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life. This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA. — Daniel Bredy <gt3655a@prism.gatech.edu>.

  7. May 26, 1993 · The film is filled with terrific energy. The performances, especially those by Tyrin Turner as Caine, Larenz Tate as O-Dog, and Jada Pinkett, as Ronnie, the caring girlfriend, are filled with life and conviction.Because "Menace II Society" paints such an uncompromised picture and offers no easy hope or optimistic conclusion, it may be seen as a negative film in some quarters.

  8. May 26, 1993 · A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life. Allen Hughes. Albert Hughes. Tyger Williams. A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

  9. Check out the official Menace II Society (1993) trailer starring Jada Pinkett and Tyrin Turner! Watch on Vudu: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/...

  10. Jun 4, 2022 · Directed by Albert and Allen Hughes. With Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate and Jada Pinkett Smith.Menace II Society Blu-ray (Amazon) https://amzn.to/3x7sGNjMenace I...