Bibliograph

Straight Outta Compton, directed by F. Gary Gray ; screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff ; story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff ; produced by Ice Cube, Tomica Woods-Wright and Dr. Dre ; produced by Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Scott Bernstein ; executive producers, Will Packer, Adam Merims ; executive producers, David Engel, Bill Straus ; executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni ; a Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures presentation ; in association with New Line Cinema, Cubevision, Crucial Films ; a Broken Chair Flickz production ; an F. Gary Gray film

Type

Label

Straight Outta Compton, directed by F. Gary Gray ; screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff ; story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff ; produced by Ice Cube, Tomica Woods-Wright and Dr. Dre ; produced by Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Scott Bernstein ; executive producers, Will Packer, Adam Merims ; executive producers, David Engel, Bill Straus ; executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni ; a Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures presentation ; in association with New Line Cinema, Cubevision, Crucial Films ; a Broken Chair Flickz production ; an F. Gary Gray film

Language

eng

Characteristic

motion picturevideorecording

Intended audience

Rating: R; for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use

Main title

Straight Outta Compton

Oclc number

931722218

Responsibility statement

directed by F. Gary Gray ; screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff ; story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff ; produced by Ice Cube, Tomica Woods-Wright and Dr. Dre ; produced by Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Scott Bernstein ; executive producers, Will Packer, Adam Merims ; executive producers, David Engel, Bill Straus ; executive producers, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni ; a Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures presentation ; in association with New Line Cinema, Cubevision, Crucial Films ; a Broken Chair Flickz production ; an F. Gary Gray film

Runtime

147

Summary

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's most dangerous group, N.W.A

Technique

not applicablelive action

resource.variantTitle

Straight out of Compton