As a small boy he sees his father murder a man over a trivial matter.
Menace II Society (pronounced Menace to Society) is a 1993 American teen hood drama film directed by Allen and Albert Hughes in their film directorial debut. It stars Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett, Larenz Tate and Samuel L. Black Junction TV is the video sharing platform for the Black Community. Menace II Society (1993) R Crime, Drama, Thriller. Menace II Society. Home Video Trailer from New Line Home Entertainment. Get the IMDb App.
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He sees his mother die of an overdose. He takes an older neighborhood man as his mentor, only to see him go to prison. By the time he is in high school, Caine wears a beeper on his belt and is a small-time drug dealer. The film's narration tells us he is society's nightmare: 'He's young, he's black, and he doesn't give a - - - -.' We see that it is more complicated than that. The tragedy of Caine's life is that he cannot stand back a little and get a wider view, see what alternatives are available. He adopts the street values based on a corruption of the word 'respect.' He wants respect but has done nothing to deserve it. For him, 'respect' is the product of intimidation: If you back down because you fear him, you 'respect' him.
The movie opens as Caine and O-Dog, his heedless, violent friend, enter a Korean grocery store to buy a couple of beers. The grocer and his wife, who don't want trouble, ask them to make their purchase and leave. Caine and O-Dog engage in a little meaningless verbal intimidation, aware that because they are young and black they can score some points through the couple's fear. 'I feel bad for your mother,' the grocer says as they are about to leave. That is all O-Dog needs to hear, and he murders the grocer and then forces his wife to hand over the store's security videotape before killing her, too.
Caine is shocked by this sudden violent development. He sees it in terms of his own misfortune: He went out to get a beer, and now he's an accessory to murder. During the course of the movie, O-Dog will use the videotape for entertainment at parties, freeze-framing the moment of the grocer's death. Eventually dozens of people will know who killed the grocer, but nobody will be charged with the crime, because such violence is so common and the laws are such that many murders simply slip through the fingers of the police.
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1993. USA. 97 min.English.
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes.Featuring: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Johnson
18-year-old Kaydee “Caine” Lawson lives a violent and unstable life on the streets of Watts, a neighborhood of Los Angeles. After being wounded in a carjacking, Caine’s friends try to warn him that if his life of crime and violence continues, he will either end up in prison or dead, but it fails to change his ways. Caine’s friend Ronnie finally breaks through to him by suggesting he move to Atlanta with her to start a new life. Caine hesitantly agrees, but quickly finds the dangers and complexities of his life on the streets are not easily left behind. Discussion with director Allen Hughes, moderated by VAFF Advisory Board Member Jason George
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This film is part of the Race in America series presented by James Madison’s Montpelier and supported by Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts