Starring Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate and Charles Dutton, the movie is staged in the ghetto of LA, and how a teenage boy thrives to survive the rigor of the hood.
6 February 1984, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
13 August 1971, San Salvador, El Salvador
23 March 1934, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1971
19 November 1960
16 March 1956, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
4 July 1940, Hollywood, California, USA
20 May 1908, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
13 July 1971
28 April 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 August 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA
1973
3 February 1948, El Paso, Texas, USA
18 September 1971, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
21 December 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
March 17, 2008
The Hughes brothers' debut is an exhilarating urban nightmare.
March 17, 2008
Fierce, violent and searing in its observation, the film makes previous excursions seem like a stroll through the park.
February 09, 2006
Regrettably, the Hughes brothers' first feature is a compendium of clichés.
March 17, 2008
Don't let the silly styling of the title put you off; this is a powerful, convincing, and terrifying look at teenage crime in contemporary Watts.
May 20, 2003
If Menace II Society is terrific on ambiance, it is considerably less successful in revealing character.
December 06, 2005
It makes the Hood seem worse than Vietnam.
April 18, 2005
Um retrato impiedoso (e real) de uma sociedade preconceituosa, injusta e massacrante que transforma jovens em ameaças e que, infelizmente, é encontrada em todo o mundo.
December 27, 2006
The most stunning feature debut in the new African-American cinema, even more so than Boyz N the Hood to which the coming-of age feature bears thematic resemblance.
March 17, 2008
An impressive first feature from the 21-year-old twin brother directing team of Albert and Allen Hughes.
November 06, 2004
Stylistically the film is brilliant, making repeat viewings highly appealing.
March 17, 2008
Bleak, brilliant, and unsparing: a full-scale vision of the madness that is tearing up the black inner city.
May 12, 2001
Nothing the Hughes brothers have done in their videos for Tone Loc, Tupac Shakur and others prepares you for the controlled intensity and maturity they bring to their stunning feature debut.
