Line #3 Trivia/BoyzNTheHood


1	* ActorInspiredElement: Dedrick Dwayne "V Dub" Robert (Dooky) actually sucked on pacifiers in real life to try to quit smoking. Creator/JohnSingleton thought it was so cool that he decided to use it in the film.
2	* AwesomeDearBoy: Music/IceCube was initially hesitant about the idea of being a film actor, but he changed his mind when he read the script and loved the honest portrayal of life in South Central L.A.
3	* BreakthroughHit: For Creator/JohnSingleton.
4	* DarkhorseCasting: Music/IceCube was already famous as a rapper, but Creator/CubaGoodingJr and Creator/MorrisChestnut were up-and-coming actors.
5	* DawsonCasting: Even though he played a 17-year-old, Creator/CubaGoodingJr was 22 at the time of filming. He was only six and half years younger than Creator/LaurenceFishburne and a year older than Ice Cube.
6	* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: Regi Green (Chris as an adult) is paraplegic in real life. His paralysis, like his character's, was the result of gun violence -- he was hit by a stray bullet at the age of six.
7	* EnforcedMethodActing: Creator/JohnSingleton didn't tell the cast when gunshots would be fired, to ensure that the actors' reactions to the sound of gunfire would be authentic.
8	* FollowTheLeader:
9	** This film popularized the urban crime drama.
10	** The studio greenlit the film in the hopes that it would be similar to ''Film/DoTheRightThing''.
11	* RealitySubtext: The movie was shot on-location in South Central L.A., which led to a lot of problems similar to the fictional ones in the movie. The dialogue had to be dubbed over in many parts due to the sound of gunshots and helicopters in the distance. There were threats of fights between the extras, and in one instance a filming location had to be changed because of threats from a member of the Bloods. The scene in question contained Doughboy, who is heavily implied to be a Crip, shooting someone who is heavily implied to be a Blood. The real-life gang member claimed that he was not responsible if someone actually shot Creator/IceCube for portraying their gang negatively.
12	* SleeperHit: It was a low-budget urban film that was only intended to be given a small release until two events happened: 1. The film premiering to mass acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival, and 2. Columbia's big Summer film (or what it was meant to be) of 1991 ''Film/RadioFlyer'' getting pushed back due to reshoots, which led Columbia to slot the small production in its place. Even against strong blockbusters ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' and ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'' and violence breaking out at some screenings, the film managed to gross over $50 million, made Creator/JohnSingleton the youngest Best Director nominee in the history of the Academy Awards, launched the film careers of Music/IceCube and Creator/CubaGoodingJr and almost single-handedly launched the African American film industry in the 1990s.
13	* StarMakingRole: For Creator/IceCube (as an actor) and Creator/CubaGoodingJr.
14	* ThoseTwoActors: One of many films that Creator/LaurenceFishburne and Creator/AngelaBassett appeared in together.
15	* ThrowItIn: Creator/MorrisChestnut almost got his leg run over by Music/IceCube's Chevy Impala during the scene where Ferris shoots his Mac-11 in the air. You can see him running to Tre's car and slipping and sliding on the street. Luckily he managed to crawl away in time, and Creator/JohnSingleton used the take due to its authenticity.
16	* UnderageCasting: Creator/LaurenceFishburne was cast as Tre's father Furious despite being only 7 years older than Tre's actor Creator/CubaGoodingJr. This was memorably spoofed in ''Film/DontBeAMenaceToSouthCentralWhileDrinkingYourJuiceInTheHood'', where it's implied that Ashtray's father is somehow ''younger'' than him.
17	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
18	** According to John Singleton, Creator/IceCube's fellow Music/{{NWA}} members were to play Doughboy's friends. However, the tension that resulted from Ice Cube leaving [=NWA=] kept that from happening.
19	** Creator/WillSmith turned down the role of Tre due to his commitment to ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''.
20	** Creator/EddieMurphy was considered for Jason "Furious" Styles.
21	* WorkingTitle: ''Summer of '84''.
22	* WriteWhoYouKnow: Many of the people portrayed in the film were based on people in Creator/JohnSingleton's life.
23	** The self-hating black police officer was based on a cop whom Singleton encountered as a kid. Singleton felt it was critical to show this officer to show how racist black police could be towards black people.
24	** Singleton based Tre's childhood on his own. Singleton's father was a mortgage broker like Furious. When he was 12, Singleton moved in with his father in South Los Angeles. Like Tre, Singleton stayed out of trouble with his father's guidance and went to college.

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