Poetic Justice

1993
R
1h 49m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

17K

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Drama Romance

Grieving hairdresser Justice goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and an obnoxious postal worker.Grieving hairdresser Justice goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and an obnoxious postal worker.Grieving hairdresser Justice goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and an obnoxious postal worker.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

17K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 5 nominations total

Trivia
According to writer/producer/director John Singleton, when the 1992 Los Angeles riots occurred during filming, Tupac Shakur left the set to participate in the protest. He returned to the set in time for filming.

Goofs
In the ambulance scene when Lucky rushes to see his cousin on the stretcher from a gunshot wound he violently shoves two police officers who try to calm him down and get him away from the body in actuality he would have been detained and arrested for assaulting an officer..

Quotes
Jessie: Most of these young girls today don't know their cooch from a hole in the wall. See, that's why I dress... and rest, cause love don't live here anymore.

Alternate versions
In the Australian Free-to-Air version, the film had about 20mins cut out of it. Even though it was shown at 11:50pm (Jan 2001), just about all swearing and fight scenes were omitted.

Connections
Edited into Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

Soundtracks
Rhapsody in Blue
Written by George Gershwin

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Featured review

Not as bad as some think

Okay, I'll be the first to admit that this is nowhere near as good as Boyz in the Hood, however, it's not as bad as some make it out to be. The acting is somewhat lacking, but the story as a whole is moving. If you're a diehard Singleton fan, or are just in the mood for a pretty decent movie, go for it, you've got nothing to lose.