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** [[AvertedTrope Averted]], as he made a brief appearance at Sweetpea’s baptism.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/JohnSingleton originally wrote the script with Music/TupacShakur in mind for Jody and Music/IceCube for Rodney.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/JohnSingleton originally wrote the script with Music/TupacShakur in mind for Jody and Music/IceCube for Rodney. Then Tupac got murdered and the film went into DevelopmentHell for the next 5-6 years.
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* DeletedRole: Kareem Grimes apparently plays Sweetpea's friend "Do Dirty", but he isn't actually seen in the final cut of the film, leading to a rather bizarrely high billing in the credits.
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* MethodActing: According to Creator/TyreseGibson on the DVD extras, he asked Creator/VingRhames to not only choke him for real, but to not hold back, as he wanted the scene to look as authentic as possible.
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* MethodActing: MethodActing:
** According to Creator/TyreseGibson on the DVD extras, he asked Creator/VingRhames to not only choke him for real, but to not hold back, as he wanted the scene to look as authentic aspossible.possible.
** Creator/JohnSingleton also stated on the DVD commentary that during the scene where Melvin finally confronts Jody in with Juanita, Ving Rhames used Tyrese Gibson's real mother's name in some cut shots in order to get a genuine, passionate reaction out of him. Those shots of Jody becoming increasingly angry leading up to the shove was genuine anger on Tyrese's part.
** According to Creator/TyreseGibson on the DVD extras, he asked Creator/VingRhames to not only choke him for real, but to not hold back, as he wanted the scene to look as authentic as
** Creator/JohnSingleton also stated on the DVD commentary that during the scene where Melvin finally confronts Jody in with Juanita, Ving Rhames used Tyrese Gibson's real mother's name in some cut shots in order to get a genuine, passionate reaction out of him. Those shots of Jody becoming increasingly angry leading up to the shove was genuine anger on Tyrese's part.
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* DeletedScene: There's a scene cut out from the film of Melvin explaining how, unlike Jody, he was actually thrown out of the house around the time he turned 18 and had to strike out on his own. One of his friends promptly chimes in with a revelation that ''he'' still lives with his mother. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Cue the judgmental looks from the other men]].
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* CreatorCameo: Creator/JohnSingleton appears as a traveling CD vendor who tries selling to Jody and Pea.
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* PlayingAgainstType: ''Omar Gooding'' (normally a sitcom actor) as the dark, brooding, and somewhat sadistic Sweetpea.
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* PlayingAgainstType: ''Omar Gooding'' ''Creator/OmarGooding'' (normally a sitcom actor) as the dark, brooding, and somewhat sadistic Sweetpea.
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* MethodActing: According to Creator/TyreseGibson on the DVD extras, he asked Creator/VingRhames to not only choke him for real, but to not hold back, as he wanted the scene to look as authentic as possible.
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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Singleton thought this was his best film
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* RealLifeRelative: In the beginning of the film, Creator/JohnSingleton's daughter portrays Jody's daughter.
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* RealLifeRelative: In the beginning of the film, Creator/JohnSingleton's daughter Cleopatra portrays Jody's daughter.
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* RealLifeRelative: In the beginning of the film, Creator/JohnSingleton's daughter portrays Jody's daughter.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/JohnSingleton originally wrote the script with Music/TupacShakur in mind for Jody and Music/IceCube for Rodney.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/JohnSingleton originally wrote the script with Music/TupacShakur in mind for Jody and Music/IceCube for Rodney.
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* PlayingAgainstType: ''Omar Gooding'' (normally a sitcom actor) as the dark, brooding, and somewhat sadistic Sweetpea.
