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Turn It Up is a 2000 American action hood film written and directed by Robert Adetuyi, and starring Ja Rule, Pras, Faith Evans and Jason Statham. It marked Ja Rule's film debut.
| Turn It Up | |
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| Directed by | Robert Adetuyi |
| Screenplay by | Robert Adetuyi |
| Story by | Ray Daniels Chris Hudson Kelly Hilaire |
| Produced by | Guy Oseary Happy Walters |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Hubert Taczanowski |
| Edited by | Jeff Freeman |
| Music by | Frank Fitzpatrick |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13 million[2] |
| Box office | $1.2 million[2] |
Cast
edit- Pras as Diamond
- Ja Rule as David "Gage" Williams
- Jason Statham as Mr. B
- Tamala Jones as Kia
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Cliff
- John Ralston as Mr. White
- Chris Messina as Baz
- Eugene Clark as Marshall
- Faith Evans as Natalie
- Chang Tseng as Mr. Chang
Production
editTurn It Up was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Denial NiteClub, 360 Adelaide St. W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[citation needed]
Reception
editOn Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 10%, based on reviews from 39 critics. The website's consensus reads, "Reviewers say Turn It Up has a derivative feel, running through too many urban movie cliches."[3] On Metacritic, it has a score of 18 out of 100, based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[4] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade D− on a scale of A to F.[5]
Box office
editThe film grossed $1,247,949 during its brief theatrical run.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ebert, Roger (September 6, 2000). "Turn It Up movie review & film summary". Roger Ebert.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Turn It Up". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Turn It Up (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Turn It Up". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "TURN IT UP (2000) D-". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.