Poetic Justice (1993)

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R | 1 hr 50 mins | Drama, Romance, Urban | Released: 1/1/1993 |Box Office Total: $27.5M

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The loss of her lover to gang violence and her alcoholic mother's suicide has made Justice a recluse whose singular form of expression and survival is her poetry. Abandoned and alone, Justice's tough-talking persona masks her insecurity and distrust of people. Lucky is a stalwart postal carrier who has successfully resisted the temptations of a seemingly natural existence on the streets. Dedicated to raising his daughter while her mother spends her days on crack, Lucky's ambition to transcend the limitations of life in the hood compels him to spend weekends in Oakland in his cousin's eight-track garage studio, recording rap songs that enable him to creatively voice his inner rage and build hope for his future. Both Justice and Lucky are recluses and dreamers pushing through the status quo to make their own destinies. Against the backdrop of urban despair and loneliness, they struggle to find love, hope and, ultimately personal transformation.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/1/1993

Director	Credit
John Singleton	Director
Peter A Ramsey	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Janet Jackson	Justice
Tupac Shakur	Lucky
Tyra Ferrell	Jessie
Regina King	Iesha
Joe Torry	Chicago
Roger Guenveur Smith	Heywood
Dina Bunn	Dina
Rose Weaver	Aunt Audrey
Tone Loc	J-Bone
Susan Falcon
Keith Washington	Dexter
Michael Colyar	Panhandler
QTip	Markell
Miki Howard	Maxine
Lori Petty	Penelope
Billy Zane	Brad
Khandi Alexander	Simone
Maya Angelou	Aunt June
Lloyd Avery II	1st Thug
Che Avery II	2nd Thug
Kimberly Brooks	Kim
Rico Bueno	Ticket Taker
Maia Campbell	Shante
Jeff Cantrel	4th Policeman
Kina V Cosper	Female Cousin
John Cothran Jr	Uncle Earl
Joe Dalu	7th Policeman
James Deeth	Helicopter Pilot
Norma Donaldson	Aunt May
Kelly Dugan	Truck Driver
Judd Dunning	1st Policeman
Suliamen El Hadi	Last Poets
Rene Elizondo	E.J.
Benjamin I Ellington	Crackhead
Dedrick Gobert	Lloyd
Clifton Gonzalez-Gonzalez	Mailroom Supervisor
Ricky Harris	Gangsta
Omar Ben Hassan	Last Poets
Randall C Heyward	2nd Policeman
Baha Jackson	Baha
Mike James	6th Policeman
Patricia Y Johnson	Patricia
Shannon Johnson	Keisha
La Keisha M Jones	Rodney's Girlfriend
Kirk Kinder	Cop
Vashon LeCesne	Angry Customer
Jenifer Leigh	Annie
Special K McCray	Cousin Pete
Mark Miller	3rd Policeman
Sarena Mobley	Rita
Al Murray	5th Policeman
Kahlil Gibran Nelson	Antonio
Jalal Nuriddin	Last Poets
Denney Pierce	Cashier
Renato Powell	Woman with Baby
Jimmy Jay Jr	Fighting Man
Michael Rapaport	Dockworker
Ernestine Reed	Aunt April
Robi Reed	Woman on Couch
Crystal A Rodgers	Angel
Daoud Spencer	Last Poets
Eugene Tate	Uncle Herb
Mikki Val	Gena
David Villafan	Concession Stand Man
Dion Blake Vines	Cousin Dion
Anthony Wheaton	Rodney
Yvette Wilson	Colette
Production Credits	Credit
D Alonzo Williams	Associate Producer
Steven Nicolaides	Producer
John Singleton	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
New Deal Productions	Production Company
Nickel Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Sony Pictures Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Oakland, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
John Singleton	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Alison Harstedt	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Dan May	Set Decorator
Darrell L Wight	Set Designer
Kirk M Petruccelli	Art Director
Keith Brian Burns	Production Designer
Casting	Credit
Robi Reed	Casting
Andrea Reed	Casting Associate
Craft Services	Credit
Stan Saffold	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
David Orr	Color Timer
Ellis Reed	Photography - still photographer
John Sandau	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Bob Hall	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Tony Gaudioz	Camera Operator
Peter Collister	Director of Photography
Brian LeGrady	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Music	Credit
Lise Richardson	Music Editor
Janet Jackson	Song - song producer
Janet Jackson	Song Performer
Stanley Clarke	Music
The Isley Brothers	Song Performer
Janet Jackson	Song
Paul Stewart	Music - music consultant
A Tribe Called Quest	Song Performer
George Gershwin	Song
O'Kelly Isley	Song - songs
Pete Rock	Song Performer
C L Smooth	Song Performer
Ronald Isley	Song - songs
Rudolph Isley	Song
Artis Ivey (Coolio)	Song Performer
Ernie Isley	Song - songs
Andre Jackson ('Priest')	Song Performer
Marvin Isley	Song - songs
Tony! Toni Tone!	Song Performer
Mista Grimm	Song Performer
Chris Jasper	Song - songs
John William Davis	Song
Cultural Revolution	Song Performer
Terri & Monica	Song Performer
Ali Shaheed Muhammed	Song
Peter Phillips	Song
Stevie Wonder	Song Performer
Ruffneck	Song Performer
Corey Penn	Song
Pete Rock	Song - song producer
TLC	Song Performer
The Dogg Pound	Song Performer
C L Smooth	Song - song producer
Tim Thomas	Song - song producer
Tammy Wynette	Song Performer
O'Jays	Song Performer
Tim Thomas	Song
Naughty by Nature	Song Performer
Ted Bishop	Song
Ted Bishop	Song - song producer
Chaka Demus and Pliers	Song Performer
The Last Poets	Song Performer
Usher	Song
Babyface	Song Performer
Artis Ivey (Coolio)	Song - songs
Bryan Dobbs	Song - songs
Bryan Dobbs	Song - song producer
Derek Allen ('DOA')	Song - song co-producer
Derek Allen ('DOA')	Song
Raphael Wiggins	Song - song co-producer
Rojai S Trawick	Song
Warren Griffin III	Song - song producer
Warren Griffin III	Song
Winston Sharples	Song
Darryl Swann ('D-Style')	Song - song producer
Darryl Swann ('D-Style')	Song
Pamela LaSean Williams	Song
Cardell Walker	Song
Tara Geter	Song
Terri Robinson	Song
Kevin Deane	Song - song producer
Kevin Deane	Song
Stevie Wonder	Song
Syreeta Wright	Song
Sean Reveron	Song
Julian Harker	Song
Osagyefu Kennedy	Song
Olah	Song - song producer
Prince Nelson	Song
Dallas Austin	Song - song producer
Tim & Bob	Song - song producer
Apache	Song
J Davis	Song
Snoop Doggy Dogg	Song
That Nigga Dazz	Song
Dr Dre	Song - song producer
Billy Sherill	Song
Tammy Wynette	Song
Kenny Gamble	Song
Leon Huff	Song - songs
Naughty by Nature	Song - song producer
Naughty by Nature	Song
Johnnie Taylor	Song
Everton Bonner	Song
Sly Dunbar	Song
Sly Dunbar	Song - song producer
Robbie Shakespear	Song
Robbie Shakespear	Song - song producer
Lloyd Willis	Song
Omar Ben Hassen	Song
Gene McFadden	Song
John Whitehead	Song
Babyface	Song - song producer
Babyface	Song
Antonio Reid (LA)	Song - song producer
Daryl Simmons	Song - song producer
James Harris III	Song
Terry Lewis	Song - song producer
Terry Lewis	Song
Jimmy Jam	Song - song producer
Physical Effects	Credit
Bob Minor	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Steven Nicolaides	Unit Production Manager
Elisa Ann Conant	Assistant Location Manager
Linda Folsom	Production Coordinator
Dawn Gilliam	Script Supervisor
Evan L Gilner	DGA Trainee
Kokayi Ampah	Location Manager
Don Wilkerson	Assistant Director
Simone Farber	Assistant Director
Janice Jackson	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Cassandra Butcher	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Robert Eber	Sound - production mixer
George Baetz	Boom Operator
Bobbi Banks	ADR Editor
Bobbi Banks	Foley
Sergio Reyes	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Rodney Sharpp	Assistant Sound Editor
Gregory A Hedgepath	Sound Editor
Tom McCarthy	Sound Editor
Bob Beemer	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Bill W Benton	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Willy Allen	Sound Editor
Harry M Cheney	Sound Editor
Christopher Aud	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Eric Rylander	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
John K Lemons	Wardrobe - men's wardrobe
Pauletta Lewis	Hair Stylist
Alvechia Ewing	Makeup
Darryle Johnson	Costume Designer
Susan A Cabral	Makeup
Shirlene Williams	Wardrobe - women's wardrobe

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