Search - Juice [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Strong Sexual Content, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1992 DVD Release: 01/16/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins Studio: Paramount Total Copies: 13 Genres: Crime, Crime Drama, Urban Drama See Also: Juice

Cinematographer Ernest R. Dickerson directed and co-wrote this crime drama about a group of friends who get involved in a robbery. Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Q (Omar Epps), Raheem (Khalil Kain), and Steel (Jermaine Hopkins) are four Harlem friends who spend their days skipping school, getting in fights, and casually shoplifting. The only member of the group who has plans for the future is Q, who dreams of becoming a deejay. But one day Bishop happens to see James Cagney in White Heat and the film inspires him to buy a gun. His plan is to rob a corner store and split the money. Everyone goes along with the plan except for Q, who is competing that night in a deejay contest. At the club, Q is a rousing success, but he spies the stern faces of his friends through the cheering crowd and realizes that he has to go along with the robbery, which goes completely wrong. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Omar Epps - Quincy "Q"
Tupac Shakur - Bishop
Jermaine Hopkins - Steel
Khalil Kain - Raheem
Cindy Herron - Yolanda

Ernest Dickerson's directorial debut Juice comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. English subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence. Although this Paramount release does an excellent job of presenting the film, the lack of extras and the high list price make this title difficult to recommend without some small reservations. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide