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Juice

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Juice
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R,1hr 35min
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Released:
January 1, 1992
Distributor:
Paramount
Synopsis: Cinematographer Ernest R. Dickerson directed and co-wrote this crime drama about a group of friends who get involved in a robbery. Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Q (Omar Epps), Raheem (Khalil Kain), and Steel (Jermaine Hopkins) are four Harlem friends who spend their days skipping school, getting in fights, and casually shoplifting. The only member of the group who has plans for the future is Q, who dreams of becoming a deejay. But one day Bishop happens to see James Cagney in White Heat and the film inspires ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
The directorial debut of Spike Lee's cinematographer Ernest Dickerson is as good-looking as one would expect, but remains a routine tale of the grim lot of impoverished African-American youth. Unhappy with the level of "juice" (respect) he gets on the mean streets he's forced to walk, Bishop Tupac Shakur persuades the three friends of his crew (Omar Epps, Kalil Kain, and Jermaine Hopkins) that they ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Quincy "Q"
Bishop
Raheem
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