Cuba Gooding Jr hangs out with his buddies in a scene from the film ‘Boyz N The Hood’, 1991. (Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images) As we celebrate 30 years since the debut of Boys n the ...

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 ...

And today, Boyz n the Hood sits on several lists of top films you must see in your lifetime. In the past couple of decades, the leading cast members have stayed very busy in Hollywood.

In 1991, John Singleton’s coming-of-age tale, Boyz N the Hood, emerged right as Los Angeles ... careers of all involved—especially its main cast members: Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Ice ...

Singleton eventually made his own movie, "Boyz N the Hood," a searing coming ... "Killer of Sheep," which opened in 1991 (more than a decade after it was shot), he cast neighborhood friends ...

By Duane Byrge On July 12, 1991, Columbia brought John Singleton’s R-rated drama Boyz n the Hood to theaters, with Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr. featured. The Hollywood Reporter’s original ...

Apart from Singleton’s stellar writing and directing, Boyz n the Hood benefits from a rock star cast, including Ice Cube in a role that Singleton crafted for him. Angel Bassett, Morris Chestnut ...

Upon its release 25 years ago, on July 12, 1991, "Boyz N the Hood" was recognized as an instant ... three years before Singleton finally got to cast Cube as Doughboy. 3. Working as a script ...

Even 20 years later, the first minute of Boyz n the Hood, the near-iconic movie about ... Most interesting is how much of the cast — which included Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Cuba ...

By Lawrence Ware When John Singleton’s first film, “Boyz N the Hood,” was released on July 12, 1991, it immediately made him a household name in many Black communities across the country.

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