( A Look Back) Menace II Society
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Menace II Society is a 1993 drama/hood film and the directorial debut of twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes. Set in South Central Los Angeles, the film follows the life of Caine Lawson and his close friends. It gained notoriety for its scenes of violence, profanity, and drug-related content. Menace II Society was released in May 1993 to critical acclaim for its gritty portrayal of urban violence and its powerful underlying messages
Production Notes
Originally, MC Ren was set to play A-Wax, rapper Spice 1 to play Caine, and Tupac Shakur to play Sharif, but they were later fired with director Allen Hughes claiming that Shakur was causing trouble on the set. Six months after the firing, Shakur assaulted the director, resulting in Shakur being found guilty of assault and battery.[2] Shakur did not want to play the role of Sharif, as he did not agree (in regards to the authenticity of such a role) that a Muslim could also be a gangbanger. He is quoted as saying saying the following in a video interview,[3]
"I said okay, cool... fire me from this $100,000 movie, because I ain't goin' play no gangbanger who's a Muslim. There ain't no such thing (as that), I refuse to play parts that don't exist. I will be a young ? , but will be a real young ? ."
—Tupac Shakur
Tupac wanted to play O-Dog. They were later replaced with Larenz Tate and Tyrin Turner, respectively.[4]
The movie featured realistic dialogue, and is known for its crude and profane language. The word "? " and its derivatives are used 300 times in the 97-minute film. This was a record up to that time and the film still holds one of the highest "? " per minute rates at 3.07 times per minute. The movie was edited for an R-rating; edited scenes included Samuel L. Jackson's character's killing of the man in the poker scene, the shooting of the red-sweatered gang member by A-Wax, and Caine's death at the end. This was all reinstated in the director's cut. The director's cut was first released on laserdisc, then released on DVD in 2008. The film's first DVD release was the R-rated theatrical version. The director's cut has since been re-rated R for strong ? violence, drug use and pervasive language (instead of strong violence, drug use and language). An additional scene was also added, showing Caine and O-Dog breaking into a car in the garage. But according to the Hughes brothers, a prison riot scene, which was cut by the studio to avoid an NC-17 rating, has not been restored
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this look like caine whooping your ass last night man ? caine
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GOAT Film
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man this movie got too many quotables.
one of the funniest scenes is when too short gave o-dog that pump. that ? looked like he scene the light or some ? then turned towards them on the couch. lol.
"yo dog, you strapped"
"you know it"
was ? up sharif got killed though. ol boy who played his dad knew the game and he had the best scenes.
favorite quote i still think about till this day is at the end when caine got shot and he said its funny like that in the hood some time. because you never know how a somebody gonna come back at you or if they come back at all
ironically enough the same ? caine stomped out was the same ? in don't be a menace who got stomped flat. lol
come to think about it he always been a ? up from menace 2 society, don't be a menace, player's club, tales from the hood and set it off. -
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1993 was the goat year man! Music, movies, and fine ?
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good film, pac didnt like it doe
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Classic.
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man this movie got too many quotables.
one of the funniest scenes is when too short gave o-dog that pump. that ? looked like he scene the light or some ? then turned towards them on the couch. lol.
"yo dog, you strapped"
"you know it"
was ? up sharif got killed though. ol boy who played his dad knew the game and he had the best scenes.
favorite quote i still think about till this day is at the end when caine got shot and he said its funny like that in the hood some time. because you never know how a somebody gonna come back at you or if they come back at all
ironically enough the same ? caine stomped out was the same ? in don't be a menace who got stomped flat. lol
come to think about it he always been a ? up from menace 2 society, don't be a menace, player's club, tales from the hood and set it off.
Lol @ the bolded. ? you ain't lying. ? stayed catching L's -
Recaptimus_Prime360 wrote: »man this movie got too many quotables.
one of the funniest scenes is when too short gave o-dog that pump. that ? looked like he scene the light or some ? then turned towards them on the couch. lol.
"yo dog, you strapped"
"you know it"
was ? up sharif got killed though. ol boy who played his dad knew the game and he had the best scenes.
favorite quote i still think about till this day is at the end when caine got shot and he said its funny like that in the hood some time. because you never know how a somebody gonna come back at you or if they come back at all
ironically enough the same ? caine stomped out was the same ? in don't be a menace who got stomped flat. lol
come to think about it he always been a ? up from menace 2 society, don't be a menace, player's club, tales from the hood and set it off.
Lol @ the bolded. ? you ain't lying. ? stayed catching L's
he like a light skinned bokeem woodbine. lmao. that fool was a ? up in jason's lyric, caught up, strapped, one of them sniper movies and that tupac video.
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make that a double burger with cheese
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make that a double burger with cheese
"Oh you got a pager too?...You a baller, huh? You a baller?! Give this muthafuckin ? too!"
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? caine, ? blocking ?
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he like a light skinned bokeem woodbine. lmao. that fool was a ? up in jason's lyric, caught up, strapped, one of them sniper movies and that tupac video.
LOL nah man, he was tryin to do right in Caught Up, his so called ? of a friend got that ? in some unnecessary ? robbin a bank without letting him know what he was up to. lol -
"Hey, you know what, ? ? You acting like a little ? right now. You acting real paranoid and ? . Now, these ? smoked your ? cousin in front of you, ? ! Blew his head off in front of your face, and you ain't gonna do ? ? You acting like a little ? right now, ? . Man, ? that. I ain't letting that ? ride. We gonna go in and smoke all these ? . I don't care who the ? out there. ? it, is you down, ? ?"
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Where's the quote when Sharif was trying to play the music in Stacy whip?
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@Beta ? you better go somewhere with that black power ? you know that ? gets no play in this ride.
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"Hey, you know what, ? ? You acting like a little ? right now. You acting real paranoid and ? . Now, these ? smoked your ? cousin in front of you, ? ! Blew his head off in front of your face, and you ain't gonna do ? ? You acting like a little ? right now, ? . Man, ? that. I ain't letting that ? ride. We gonna go in and smoke all these ? . I don't care who the ? out there. ? it, is you down, ? ?"
"Maaan both of y'all shut the ? up!...Both of y'all actin' like some ? ' ? , shiiid, scared to peel these punk ass ? caps. Maan gimme my ? ' joint, ? !" -
One of my favorite parts was when Chauncey's homeboy was lookin at that fight on tv, and descibing it how Caine whooped his azzz...LMAO!!
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Btw im still ? that homeboy sent a copy of the tape to tha police jus cuz caine whopped his ass at the party
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Just saw this movie for the first time last year. Idk how I went so long without seeing it but it struck a nerve with me. I'm not from the hood so I can't relate in that way but everybody got those family and friend ties where you see aspects of the characters and the environment in people you know...this and city of ? are two of the realest movies I've ever seen.
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atribecalledgabi wrote: »Just saw this movie for the first time last year. Idk how I went so long without seeing it but it struck a nerve with me. I'm not from the hood so I can't relate in that way but everybody got those family and friend ties where you see aspects of the characters and the environment in people you know...this and city of ? are two of the realest movies I've ever seen.
Holy ? ? ?! You jus seen menace for the 1st time last year? Wow!
Talkin bout realest film ever seen. Check 'american me' with edward james olmos -
"You bought the bottle of beer at 12:15? Now you see now ,you done ? up.You know you done ? up don't you, you done ? up!!!
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*Cat* "you owe me some money ? "......... well hell nah but here you go
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atribecalledgabi wrote: »Just saw this movie for the first time last year. Idk how I went so long without seeing it but it struck a nerve with me. I'm not from the hood so I can't relate in that way but everybody got those family and friend ties where you see aspects of the characters and the environment in people you know...this and city of ? are two of the realest movies I've ever seen.
Holy ? ? ?! You jus seen menace for the 1st time last year? Wow!
Talkin bout realest film ever seen. Check 'american me' with edward james olmos
man i know don't even remind me. i was familiar with the most famous parts (you know you done ? up right, you actin like a lil ? right now, double burger with cheese) cuz i saw bits & pieces of it here & there but never the whole thing all at once.
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