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Hustle & Flow

- Everybody gotta have a dream.

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

Release Date : 2005-07-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : MTV FilmsNew Deal Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Hustle and Flow

Cast

Character Name : Djay

Original Name : Terrence Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Key

Original Name : Anthony Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nola

Original Name : Taryn Manning

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shug

Original Name : Taraji P. Henson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shelby

Original Name : DJ Qualls

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skinny Black

Original Name : Ludacris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lexus

Original Name : Paula Jai Parker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Yevette

Original Name : Elise Neal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Arnel

Original Name : Isaac Hayes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tigga

Original Name : Juicy J

Gender : Male

Character Name : Slobs

Original Name : William Engram

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yellow Jacket

Original Name : Bobby Sandimanie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mickey

Original Name : Haystak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harold

Original Name : Claude Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elroy

Original Name : Josey Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shop Owner

Original Name : John Still

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prison Guard

Original Name : Jay Munn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Block Manager

Original Name : Michael Hooks Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Jerome Toles

Gender : Male

Character Name : R.L.

Original Name : DJ Paul

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kateezy

Original Name : Al Kapone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Lead Singer

Original Name : Jennifer Bynum Green

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Singer #1

Original Name : Kelvin Birrus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Singer #2

Original Name : Tiran D. Boyland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Singer #3

Original Name : H. Renee Cogar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Singer #4

Original Name : Brandon Seiferth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Singer #5

Original Name : Deborah Manning Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Piano Player

Original Name : Terrence Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arnel's Drunk

Original Name : T.C. Sharpe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harper

Original Name : Lindsey Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bathroom Kid

Original Name : Free Sol

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer #2

Original Name : Clarence Mabon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pawn Shop Owner

Original Name : Mark Goodfellow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stripper #1

Original Name : Latasha Texas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stripper #2

Original Name : Tracy Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : God Bless America Girl

Original Name : Erica Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Defendant

Original Name : Helen Bowman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Tender (uncredited)

Original Name : Josh Driver

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis Phillippi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trick (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeff Pope

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crystal Palace Party Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenon Walker

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-23

Terrence Howard really does put his heart and soul into this gritty story of an aspiring man who wants to leave his pimping days behind him and become an hip-hop MC. Living in Memphis, the city has an huge musical tradition but his own personal baggage threatens to drag him down at every opportunity as he tries to attach himself to visiting superstar "Skinny Black" (Ludacris). He knows that this is likely to be his last opportunity to escape the cycle of hopelessness he faces, but can he stay focused, on-course and away from crime long enough to prove his worth? The main characterisation of "Djay" is strongly portrayed here with guts and a degree of viscerally plausible credibility that really works at times. Sadly, though, the bulk of the rest of it resorts to more aggressive and would mouthed stereotyping that reinforces so many pejorative views of how African American men treat each other and the women (and children) in their lives. It's that very sad predictability that rather ruined the potency of Howard's effort here, and by mid-way through I can honestly say I couldn't have cared less whether he succeeded or not. Too many lives had already been ruined by his previous behaviour, so why should he escape the consequences of a vicious circle he had quite an hand in creating? There's plenty for fans of the musical genre to get their teeth into as that offers a boxing-like conduit for those without academic credentials to use their more creative talents to escape their torpor and find hope. It may well resonate more in the USA, but elsewhere it can come across as a story of an unlikeable man who played in the dog-eat-dog world until it no longer suited him, then tried to escape being eaten himself.