8 Mile
Director: Curtis Hanson Writer: Scott Silver Release: 2002 Genre: Drama, Music, Biography Tagline: Go back to where it all started. Cast: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Evan Jones A rap version of Saturday Night BRabbit, a wannabe rapper from the wrong side of Detroit s 8 Mile, has problems: he dumps his girlfriend when she tells him she s pregnant; to save money to make a demo tape, he moves into his alcoholic mom s trailer; his job s a dead end, and he s just choked at the local headtohead rap contest. Things improve when he meets Alex an aspiring model headed for New York and a fasttalking pal promises to set up the demo. Then new setbacks: Alex isn t faithful, mom rejects him, rifts surface with his friends, and he s mugged by rivals. Everything hinges on the next rap showdown at the club. Can BRabbit pull truth out of his cap
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