Straight Outta Compton (2015 film)
Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by F. Gary Gray about the rise and fall of the Compton, California hip hop group N.W.A. The film borrows its title from the name of their 1988 debut studio album as well as the song. Straight Outta Compton stars O'Shea Jackson, Jr. as Ice Cube, Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, and Paul Giamatti as N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller. Among the film's producers are Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Eazy-E 's widow, Tomica Woods-Wright.
The film was released on August 14, 2015, received positive reviews from critics, and has grossed over $188 million.[3][4] An album inspired by the film, Compton, was released by Dr. Dre on August 7, 2015, and debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 charts.[5]
Directed by | F. Gary Gray |
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Music by | Joseph Trapanese |
Cinematography | Matthew Libatique |
Edited by | Billy Fox |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
| 147 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $28 million[2] |
Box office | $189 million[2] |
Cast[edit]
- O'Shea Jackson, Jr. as Ice Cube
- Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre
- Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E
- Aldis Hodge as MC Ren
- Neil Brown, Jr. as DJ Yella
- Paul Giamatti as Jerry Heller
- Marlon Yates Jr. as The D.O.C.
- Corey Reynolds as Alonzo Williams
- Nate Ellington as Bryan Turner
- Alexandra Shipp as Kimberly Woodruff
- Angela Elayne Gibbs as Doris Jackson
- Bruce Beatty as Hosea Jackson
- Lisa Renee Pitts as Verna Young
- Keith Stanfield as Snoop Dogg
- R. Marcos Taylor as Suge Knight
- Sheldon A. Smith as Warren G[6]
- Carra Patterson as Tomica Woods[6]
- Elena Goode as Nicole Threatt
- Keith Powers as Tyree Crayon
- Mark Sherman as Jimmy Iovine
- Camryn Howard as DJ Speed
- Cleavon McClendon as Sir Jinx
- Rogelio Douglas, Jr. as Chuck D
- Steve Turner as Keith Shocklee
- Tyron Woodley as T-Bone
- LaDell Preston as Shorty
- Jordan Can as J-Dee
- J. Kristopher as Lay Law
- Stephanie Campbell as Charis Henry
- Marcc Rose as Tupac Shakur[7] (voiced by Darris Love)[8]
- Brandon Lafourche as Arabian Prince
- F. Gary Gray (cameo) as Greg Mack[9]
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