Straight Outta Compton (film)
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| German title | Straight Outta Compton |
| Original title | Straight Outta Compton |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 147 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 14 |
| Rod | |
| Director | F. Gary Gray |
| script |
Jonathan Herman , Andrea Berloff |
| production |
Matt Alvarez , Scott Bernstein , Ice Cube , Dr. Dre , David Engel , F. Gary Gray, Bill Straus , Tomica Woods-Wright |
| music | Joseph Trapanese |
| camera | Matthew Libatique |
| cut |
Billy Fox , Michael Tronick |
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Straight Outta Compton is a biography of the hip-hop crew NWA directed by F. Gary Gray . The film opened in US cinemas on August 14, 2015 and opened in German-language cinemas on August 27 of the same year. A director's cut version that was around 20 minutes longer was later released on Blu-ray.
action
In 1986 the five friends and rappers Dr. Dre , Ice Cube , Eazy-E , DJ Yella and MC Ren form the hip-hop crew NWA (short for "Niggas Wit 'Attitudes") under contract with Eazy-Es's new label, Ruthless Records , which was founded with drug money . After the success of their first single Boyz-n-the-Hood , music manager Jerry Heller sees potential in them, and he can persuade Eazy-E to work for NWA as a manager. The gang gets their recording equipment from the record label Priority Records , with which they produce their first album Straight Outta Compton . At this point only Eazy-E got a contract from the label, the others are still waiting for it.
After Straight Outta Compton was released and became a huge success, NWA embarked on a tour of the United States. On this tour, the group faces several protests. A riot escalated on a show when they rap the song Fuck tha Police despite the police's ban . Shortly thereafter, Ice Cube becomes suspicious of Heller's management and his relationship with Eazy-E. He confronts both of them and receives the answer that the contracts for the others would still be written. Before the crew goes home after the tour, Ice Cube meets Heller to sign his contract, which he ultimately doesn't do because Eazy-E gets more money than everyone else, even though everyone does the same job they do Makes group successful. Ice Cube also learns that he was the last to sign his contract. Disappointed, Ice Cube leaves the group and starts a solo career as a rapper.
His first album became more successful and sold more than Straight Outta Compton . The group, which now only consists of four members, gets jealous and brings out their new album 100 Miles and Runnin ' , on which they verbally attack Ice Cube for leaving the group. Angry about it, Ice Cube makes a disstrack against NWA and their manager Heller. During this time, Suge Knight joins Dr. Dres life trying to convince him to leave the group and start his own company with him. After realizing that Heller is taking advantage of him, Dre tries to talk to Eazy-E to work out the contract, but when no compromise can be found, Dr. Dre the group. Meanwhile, Eazy-E is beaten up by Suge Knight and his gang to force him to let Dre out of the contract. Despite the chaos, Dre enjoys his newfound freedom. He released his first album The Chronic and began producing songs by other rappers such as Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur . When he realizes how violent Suge Knight is, he wonders if he really made the right decision.
After Ice Cube and Dr. Dre have left the crew, Eazy-E Heller becomes more and more suspicious. He also gets sick, which initially doesn't interest him. He meets Ice Cube at a club where they are reestablishing their friendship, and Cube tells him he would be ready to reshape NWA when Heller is gone. When Eazy-E returns home, he notices that Heller has embezzled the group's money and fires him. Immediately afterwards, he calls Dre, gives him this message and asks him if he would be ready to reform NWA. Dre agrees. While they are working on new material, Eazy-E collapses during an admission and is taken to the hospital where he is diagnosed with HIV . Before his death on March 26, 1995, each of the NWA members visited him again.
The film ends with a scene in which Dr. Dre Suge Knight says that he will get out of his label and start his own label Aftermath . During the end credits, original recordings from NWA, scenes from Ice Cubes films and interviews with the artists, which were carried out by Dr. Dre (Eminem, 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent), shown.
reception
Reviews
From the German Film and Media Review was Straight Outta Compton with the title of particular value provided. The jury's reasoning stated: “And it is a superbly crafted film that conjures up the myth and not only casts a spell over non-hip-hop enthusiasts with its music. The young, still unknown actors, including the son of Ice Cube, play their hearts out and have the sympathies on their side at all times. ”The film was able to convince 88 percent of the 240 Rotten Tomatoes critics (as of March 20, 2020 ).
Gross profit
Straight Outta Compton grossed over 60 million US dollars on the first weekend after its theatrical release and a total of over 200 million US dollars worldwide (as of December 16, 2015), making it the most successful film biography about a musician and the most successful rap Film advanced in US film history.
Awards
As part of the Critics' Choice Movie Awards in January 2016, the film was nominated for Best Acting Company. In 2015 the ensemble was honored at the Black Film Critics Circle Awards and at the Hollywood Film Awards with the Hollywood Breakthrough Award . The US producers' association Producers Guild of America nominated the producers of the film on January 5, 2016 for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures . On January 14, 2016, the film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Original Screenplay. After the nominations became known and in the course of the boycott of the event by several African American actors, it was often criticized that Straight Outta Compton was not nominated in the category of Best Picture . In February 2015 Straight Outta Compton was named Best Picture at the Image Awards , and O'Shea Jackson Jr. was named Best Supporting Actor . Corey Hawkins had also previously been nominated for Best Supporting Actor. On February 18, 2016, the ensemble was named Best Cast and Joseph Trapanese for Best Film Music at the Black Reel Awards . In addition, nominations had previously been made in five other categories. As part of the MTV Movie Awards 2016 was Straight Outta Compton as the best film based on a true story excellent. The film also received a Best Picture nomination and O'Shea Jackson Jr. was nominated for Best Newcomer . The film was nominated for Choice Movie: Drama and O'Shea Jackson Jr. for Choice Movie Actor: Drama at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards .
Other media
The film inspired Dr. Dre on the release of his third album Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre . It was released on August 7, 2015 exclusively on Apple Music and in the iTunes Store and reached number 1 on the album charts in several countries, including Switzerland . The CD version was released on August 21, 2015.
The album is not an official soundtrack for the film, but the songs Just Another Day and Talkin 'to My Diary run at the beginning and in the credits of the film.
Voice actor
The voice actors for the German version:
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Web links
- Straight Outta Compton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Straight Outta Compton at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Official website
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Approval for Straight Outta Compton . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2015 (PDF; test number: 153 547 V).
- ↑ Age rating for Straight Outta Compton . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Comparison of both versions on schnittberichte.com, accessed on January 18, 2016
- ^ Straight Outta Compton. Jury reasons: Predicate particularly valuable In: German film and media evaluation . Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Straight Outta Compton In: rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ Straight Outta Compton In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ Genres: Biopic - Music In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ↑ Genres: Rap / Rapper In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Nominations for the 21st Annual Critic 'Choice Awards In: criticschoice.com. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ 2016 Producers Guild Awards Nominees In: producersguild.org, January 5, 2016.
- ↑ Ethan Sacks: Oscars 2016 nominations: See the full list of Academy Award nominees In: nydailynews.com, January 14, 2016.
- ↑ Dominic Patten: Spike Lee Boycotting Oscars Over 'Another All White Ballot' In: deadline.com, January 18, 2016.
- ↑ Ross A. Lincoln: The 2016 NAACP Image Awards Winners: 'Creed', 'Black-Ish' Clean Up While 'Compton' Wins Best Film In: deadline.com, February 5, 2016.
- ↑ Jada Gomez: "Creed" & Michael B. Jordan Top NAACP Image Awards Nominations In: newsone.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ 'Creed' Knocks Out the Competition! In: blackreelawards.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ 16th Annual Black Reel Award Nominations In: blackreelawards.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ Carolyn Menyes: MTV Movie Awards 2016 Nominees: 'Straight Outta Compton', 'Pitch Perfect 2' Get Musical Nods. MTV Movie Awards 2016 Nominees In: musictimes.com, March 8, 2016.
- ^ Allison Crist and Kimberly Nordyke: Teen Choice Awards: Winners List In: The Hollywood Reporter, July 31, 2016.
- ↑ synchronkartei.de: Straight Outta Compton. Retrieved September 21, 2015 .