“Menace II Society" sees seven days of a newly graduated Caine Lawson (Tyrin Turner) who tries desperately to escape his fate in the violent existence of the projects of Watts, California. Having just escaped a robbery with his friend, O-Dog (Larenz Tate), Caine realizes that this is not the life he wants and tries ever so hard to rise up from it. In desperation we are shown back flashes that show how Canine’s father, Tat Lawson (Samuel L. Jackson) made his main income from the drug epidemic that hit Watts seven years before this along with his how his mother, Karen Lawson (Khandi Alexander), a heroin addict, was strung out most of the time forcing Caine to raise himself. Caine learns that it’s hard to leave what you know but not impossible.
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Tyrin Turner | Caine |
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Larenz Tate | O-Dog |
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June Kyoto Lu | Grocery Store Woman |
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Toshi Toda | Grocery Store Man |
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Samuel L. Jackson | Tat Lawson |
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Anthony Johnson | Tony |
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Brandon Hammond | Five Year Old Caine |
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Glenn Plummer | Pernell |
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Reginald Ballard | Clyde |
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Khandi Alexander | Karen Lawson |
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Eugene Lee | Man #1 |
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James Pickens Jr. | Man #2 |
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Nancy Cheryll Davis | Teacher |
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Jullian Roy Doster | Anthony |
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Jada Pinkett Smith | Ronnie |
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Marilyn Coleman | Grandmama |
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Arnold Johnson | Grandpapa |
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Saafir | Harold Lawson |
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Pooh Man | Doc |
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Mc Eiht | A-Wax |
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Vonte Sweet | Sharif |
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Ryan Williams | Stacy |
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Cynthia Calhoun | Jackee |
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Garen Holman | Junior |
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Joy Matthews | Nurse #1 |
| Director | Albert Hughes |
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| Writer | Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes, Tyger Williams | |
| Producer | Michael Bennett, Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Kevin Moreton, Darin Scott, Robert Shaye, Tyger Williams | |
| Musician | Quincy Jones III | |
| Photography | Lisa Rinzler | |
| Edition | Blu-Ray Edition |
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| Packaging | HD Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital TrueHD [English] |
| Subtitles | English | French | Spanish |
| Distributor | New Line |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Sep 08, 2009 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Index | 3420 |
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| Added Date | Dec 12, 2012 01:15:26 |
| Modified Date | Nov 14, 2019 02:00:39 |