Hustle & Flow Movie Review 2005

After reuniting with an old buddy who's a sound engineer, Djay, an aging pimp (Howard), decides to go after a dream he let slide and use his talent as a wordsmith to make rap songs. The plan includes giving the demo to Skinny Black (Ludacris) a big-time rap star who Djay claims to know. The film's heart is in the second act where they create a makeshift recording studio and enlist a hooker to sing backup, daring to move beyond their current situations into one dreams are made of. Easy to see why this won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, earning Singleton and Allain a hefty distribution deal.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 114 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Urban Drama, Musical Drama, Memphis, Hip-Hop/Rap, African America, Interracial Affairs, Strippers, Struggling Musicians, Oldest Profession

Screenplay

Craig Brewer

Cast

Terrence DaShon Howard, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal, Isaac Hayes, DJ Qualls, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson

Cinematography

Amelia Vincent

Director

Craig Brewer

Music

Scott Bomar

Other

Andrew Black, Billy Fox, Paul Simmons, Keith Brian Burns

Producer

John Singleton, Stephanie Allain, Crunk Pictures, Homegrown Pictures, Paramount

Awards

Oscars 2005: Song ("It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"); Natl. Bd. of Review 2005: Breakthrough Perf. (Howard); Broadcast Film Critics 2005: Song ("Hustle and Flow").