Hustle & Flow
2005 film directed by Craig Brewer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hustle & Flow is a 2005 American drama film written and directed by Craig Brewer and produced by John Singleton and Stephanie Allain. It stars Terrence Howard as a Memphis hustler and pimp who faces his aspiration to become a rapper. It also stars Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal, DJ Qualls and Ludacris.
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Directed by | Craig Brewer |
Written by | Craig Brewer |
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Cinematography | Amy Vincent |
Edited by | Billy Fox |
Music by | Scott Bomar |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 116 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.8 million |
Box office | $23.5 million |
Hustle & Flow was released in the United States on July 22, 2005, by Paramount Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise directed at the performances (particularly those of Howard and Henson), Brewer's script and direction, and the soundtrack. It was also a commercial success, grossing $23.5 million against a production budget of $2.8 million.
The film received numerous accolades and nominations, and was nominated twice at the 78th Academy Awards for Best Actor (Howard) and Academy Award for Best Original Song for Three 6 Mafia's song "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp", winning the latter and becoming the second hip hop song to win an Academy Award, after Eminem's "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile.