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| Directed by | John Singleton |
| Written by | John Singleton |
| Produced by | John Singleton Steve Nicolaides Dwight Alanzo Williams |
| Starring | Janet Jackson Tupac Shakur Regina King Joe Torry Tyra Ferrell |
| Cinematography | Peter Lyons Collister |
| Edited by | Bruce Cannon |
| Music by | Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | July 23, 1993 |
Running time | 109 min. |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
Poetic Justice is a 1993 drama/romance film starring Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King and Joe Torry. It was written and directed by John Singleton.
Singleton named the film Poetic Justice because the main character, Justice, writes beautiful poems which she recites throughout the movie. The poems are in fact from Maya Angelou. Angelou also appears in the movie as one of three elderly sisters, May, June and April (called the "Calendar Sisters") that the characters meet at a road side family reunion. The Last Poets make an appearance toward the end of the film.
Poetic Justice reached #1 in the box office for one week; it made $11,728,455 its opening weekend. It grossed a total of $27,515,786.
Jackson received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, with the Billboard Hot 100 number one song, "Again".
Plot
Justice (Janet Jackson) is a young woman living in South Central, Los Angeles. She was named Justice by her late mother, who gave birth to her while attending law school. After the shooting death of her boyfriend (Q-Tip), the young woman becomes deeply depressed. Shortly thereafter, she meets a Post Office clerk and single father named Lucky (Tupac Shakur), who embarks with her on a trip to Oakland with Iesha and her boyfriend Chicago (played by Regina King and Joe Torry, respectively). In classic Hollywood type, the young woman's heart opens to her suitor's attentions as she finds a new meaning for life.
Full cast
- Janet Jackson----Justice
- Tupac Shakur----Lucky
- Regina King----Iesha
- Joe Torry----Chicago
- Tyra Ferrell----Jessie
- Roger Guenveur Smith----Heywood
- Billy Zane----Brad (stock footage in drive-in film)
- Lori Petty-----Penelope (stock footage in drive-in film)
- Khandi Alexander----Simone
- Maya Angelou----Aunt June
Awards
- Best Original Song ("Again") - Nominated
- Worst Actress (Janet Jackson) - Nominated
- Worst New Star (Janet Jackson) - Won
External links
- Poetic Justice at IMDb
- Poetic Justice at AllMovie
- Poetic Justice: Filmmaking South Central Style
- Original Poetic Justice Script
- Poetic Justice at the Open Media Database
2Pac - Poetic Justice Interview Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUiSAl3vyIQ