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DJay, a streetwise Memphis hustler tries to find a voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Though DJay has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused; this philosopher-hustler lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Anything more feels out of reach. Still, DJay wonders what happened to all the big dreams he had for his life. A chance encounter with an old friend, Key, a sound engineer who has always wanted to make it in the music business, spurs DJay: if he's ever going to make his mark, it has to happen now. He begins to write down his freestyle raps--his flow--and the two team up with Shelby, a church musician with a beat machine, to lay down bass-thumping crunk tracks. DJay's metamorphosis affects his entire house, as the women in his life--Shug and Nola--find ways to contribute to the creative process. With the impending visit to Memphis of hometown platinum-selling rapper Skinny Black, DJay has to make one last hustle if he's ever going to flow.
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| Also Known As: |
Hustle and Flow
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Drama and Musical/Performing Arts |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 54 min. |
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| Release Date: |
July 22nd, 2005 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for sex and drug content, pervasive language and some violence. |
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| Distributors: |
MTV Films
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| Production Co.: |
Crunk Pictures, New Deal Productions, Southern Cross the Dog
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$22,201,636 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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