Poetic Justice(Movie, 1993)

Name: Poetic Justice
Genre: Drama, Romance / Love
Released: 1993
Duration: T01:49:00
Rating: 3.5

| 1h 49min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 105 votes)

Poetic Justice is a 1993 American romantic drama film written and directed by John Singleton, and starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur, with Regina King and Joe Torry in supporting roles. Poetic Justice follows Justice (Jackson), a poet mourning the loss of her boyfriend from gun violence, who goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck along with her friend (King) and a postal worker (Shakur) who she initially cannot stand but soon helps Justice deal with her depression. Following the success of his debut film, Boyz n the Hood, Singleton wanted to make a film that would give a voice to young African-American women. Jada Pinkett, Lisa Bonet, Monica Calhoun and many other popular actresses auditioned for the role of Justice, though Singleton knew from the script's draft that the role was solely intended for ()

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About Poetic Justice

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha and Iesha's postal worker boyfriend, Chicago. Along for the ride is Chicago's co-worker, Lucky, to whom Justice grows close after some initial problems. But is she ready to open her heart again?

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Additional Information

Official websites:

www.janetjackson.com

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Los Angeles (California)

Made by: Columbia Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 16 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/23/1993

Cast: Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King, Joe Torry, Tyra Ferrell, Billy Zane, Maya Angelou, Khandi Alexander, Lori Petty, Maia Campbell, Clifton Collins, Tone Lōc, Q-Tip, Michael Rapaport

Director: John Singleton

Producer: John Singleton

Screenwriter: John Singleton

Film Editor: Bruce Cannon

Director of Photography: Peter Lyons Collister

Composer: Stanley Clarke

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Sem Medo no Coração"

Keywords: los angeles, california, sadness, loss of loved one, road trip

Budget: 14,000,000 USD

Revenue: 27,515,786 USD (= 197%)

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Poetic Justice(Movie, 1993)

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