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Menace II Society

7.5

Released May 26, 1993Runtime 1h 37min

This is the truth. This is what's real.

A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $3,500,000
Revenue: $27,900,000
Profit/Loss: $24,400,000

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Cast

Tyrin TurnerCaine 'Kaydee' Lawson

Larenz TateKevin 'O-Dog'

Glenn PlummerPernell

Jada Pinkett SmithRonnie

Samuel L. JacksonTat Lawson

June Kyoto LuGrocery Store Woman

Toshi TodaGrocery Store Man

Reginald BallardClyde

Khandi AlexanderKaren Lawson

Jullian Roy DosterAnthony

Brandon HammondFive Year Old Caine

Eugene LeeMan #1

James Pickens Jr.Man #2

Nancy Cheryll DavisTeacher

Marilyn ColemanGrandmama

Arnold JohnsonGrandpapa

SaafirHarold Lawson

Pooh ManDoc

MC EihtA-Wax

Vonte SweetSharif

Ryan WilliamsStacy

Cynthia CalhounJackee

Garen HolmanJunior

Joy MatthewsNurse #1

Clifton PowellChauncy

Too $hortLew-Loc

Christopher M. BrownLloyd

Stacy ArnellDeena

Dwayne L. BarnesBasehead

Ian DavidsInsurance Man

Alvin MearsK-9 Police Officer

Bill DukeDetective

Robert GonzalesCar Dealer

Martin DavisCar-Jack Victim

Erin Wiley SandsIlena

Charles S. DuttonMr. Butler

Charles J. GrubeOfficer Fassel

Mike KellyOfficer Gadd

Rolando MolinaVato #1

Clifton Collins Jr.Vato #2

Samuel Monroe Jr.Ilena's Cousin

Daniel VillarrealVato #4

Yolanda WhitakerGirl at Party

Anthony JohnsonTony

Tony ValentinoVato #3

Crew

Albert HughesDirector

Allen HughesDirector

Tyger WilliamsScreenplay

Allen HughesStory

Albert HughesStory

Darin ScottProducer

Kevin MoretonExecutive Producer

Quincy Jones IIIOriginal Music Composer

Lisa RinzlerDirector of Photography

Christopher KoefoedEditor

Sylvia Vega-VasquezCostume Design

Penny BarrettProduction Design

Adel A. MazenSet Decoration

Ken TeaneySound Re-Recording Mixer

Lisa BoutillierSet Dresser

Scott GanarySound Re-Recording Mixer

Tony SerenoSound Re-Recording Mixer

David FarmerSound Effects Editor

Tim GedemerSound Effects Editor

Lance BrownSound Effects Editor

Henry Kingi Jr.Stunts

Thomas Rosales Jr.Stunts

Bruce Paul BarbourStunts

David EmmerichsSteadicam Operator

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Reviews

<em>'Menace II Society'</em> delivers an eventful 90 minutes! It's a film I certainly like, it is a predictable (beginning aside) ride but one that does manage to hit a fair bit. The characters are admittedly not the most likeable, though their predicament is still easy to connect to. Tyrin Turn...