Juice (1992 film)

Juice
Theatrical release poster
Directed byErnest R. Dickerson
Screenplay by
  • Gerard Brown
  • Ernest R. Dickerson
Story byErnest R. Dickerson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLarry Banks
Edited by
Music byHank Shocklee and The Bomb Squad
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 17, 1992 (1992-01-17)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$20.1 million[2]

Juice is a 1992 American crime drama thriller film directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, and written by Dickerson and Gerard Brown. It stars Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine Hopkins and Khalil Kain. The film touches on the lives of four black youths growing up in Harlem, following their day-to-day activities, their struggles with police harassment, rival neighborhood gangs and their families.[3]

The film is the writing and directing debut of Dickerson, and features Epps, Shakur and Kain in their acting debuts. The film was shot in New York City, mainly in the Harlem area, in 1991.[4]

  1. ^ Gregory, Deborah (January 24, 1992). "The making of "Juice"". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Juice (1992)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. 1992-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  3. ^ Fox, David J. (1992-01-13). "'Juice' Ads Raise Fears of Violence". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  4. ^ Gregory, Deborah (1992-01-24). "New York Story". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-12-07.