8 Mile (2002) - Used VG+ VHS 2003 Universal Tape
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Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man who is desperate to make a better life for himself. Jimmy Smith, Jr., better known as Rabbit, is destined for a life of squalor. Living in a cramped trailer with his deadbeat mom (Kim Basinger), Rabbit works in a factory to make ends meet. His only outlet is hip-hop. Possessing a talent for freestyle rapping, Rabbit still hasn't managed to unleash his true potential. But his best friend, Future (Mekhi Phifer), is determined to make that happen. Future forces Rabbit to enter a freestyle battle that he blew the week before, giving him another chance at redemption. Hanson's stellar portrait of lower-class urban disillusionment, shot with uncompromisingly gritty realism by Rodrigo Prieto, proves that the issue is no longer about race, it's about money. Eminem delivers a bold performance as the troubled youngster who is still trying to find his place in a harsh, cruel world.
Product Identifiers
UPC
096896013736
Product Key Features
Director
Curtis Lee Hanson, Curtis Hanson
Genre
Drama
Movie/TV Title
8 Mile
Leading Role
Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Eminem, Brittany Murphy
Signal Standard
NTSC
Sub-Genre
Pop
Additional Product Features
Format
Vhs
LeafCats
309
Film Country
USA
Release Date
2003
Condition VG+