Straight Outta Compton

In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these young men revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.

  • Release Date: August 14, 2015
  • Director: F. Gary Gray
  • Written By: Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff
  • Cast: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Writer Adapting Comic ‘The Kitchen’
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Writer Adapting Comic ‘The Kitchen’
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Writer Adapting Comic ‘The Kitchen’
Noted screenwriter Andrea Berloff has something of a scattered resume at present. Back in 2005, she drafted the script for Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center, remembered primarily today as the 9/11 movie that isn’t United 93. She‘d later earn an Oscar nomination for serving as a co-writer on the Straight Outta Compton script along with Jonathan Herman, before pivoting to pulpy genre work this past year with the Mel Gibson-fronted revenge tale Blood Father and the Jamie Foxx potboiler Sleepless earlier this year. Her next move keeps the in-demand writer right in her wheelhouse of crime fiction, but presents her with a new challenge — directing.
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Dominates the Box Office Again
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Dominates the Box Office Again
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Dominates the Box Office Again
All summer movie seasons end with a whimper and 2015 was no different. The final weekend of August was a pretty sad display across the board, with Straight Outta Compton nabbing the number one spot by default while just about every new release faltered. You know it’s a slow weekend when a movie promoted exclusively to faith-based audiences nabs the number two spot.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Dominates Again
Weekend Box Office: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Dominates Again
Weekend Box Office: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Dominates Again
Straight Outta Compton dominated the box office for the second weekend in a row, ensuring that every other movie in the top 10 that doesn’t feature Tom Cruise trembled in its mighty wake. Anyone with their finger on the cultural pulse foresaw the N.W.A. biopic doing well, but it’s performing above and beyond all expectations.
Universal Planning ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Sequel With Snoop and Tupac?
Universal Planning ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Sequel With Snoop and Tupac?
Universal Planning ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Sequel With Snoop and Tupac?
Straight Outta Compton proved to be a huge and surprising success for Universal Pictures. The studio is having a record-breaking year riding the success of Jurassic World, Furious 7 and Minions, three unlikely properties they were able to develop into huge franchises. Could they do the same for Straight Outta Compton? While the story of Eazy-E, Dre and Ice Cube may not be something easily translated into a franchise, a new report claims that a pseudo-sequel is in the works that would follow the West Coast rap game, including breakout stars like Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Dominates
Weekend Box Office: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Dominates
Weekend Box Office: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Dominates
Every time a movie about and for audiences who aren’t white and male does well, everyone acts like it’s a big surprise. “Black people and women like movies? Who’da thunk it?” It’s actually not surprising at all that Straight Outta Compton had a massive opening, handily defeating its more standard competition. Because all kinds of people like movies and when you make movies for all kinds of people, you end up with huge weekends at the box office.
Express Yourself With 10 Facts From ‘Straight Outta Compton’
Express Yourself With 10 Facts From ‘Straight Outta Compton’
Express Yourself With 10 Facts From ‘Straight Outta Compton’
When the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton hits theaters this week, it will star Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre. But did you know Dre was originally supposed to be played by Fruitvale Station star Michael B. Jordan, who dropped out because of scheduling conflicts with Fantastic Four? That’s just one of the facts packed into the latest episode of You Think You Know Movies, which takes you through South Central for a trip into Straight Outta Compton!
The 25 Movies You Absolutely Can’t Miss This 2015 Summer Season
The 25 Movies You Absolutely Can’t Miss This 2015 Summer Season
The 25 Movies You Absolutely Can’t Miss This 2015 Summer Season
Temperatures are getting warmer, days are getting longer and the movies are getting bigger. Yep, summer is here and it’s brought with it one of the most jam-packed movie schedules in years. From superhero movies and post-apocalypitc adventures to rom-coms and animated family flicks, the summer of 2015 has something for everyone. In fact, it may have too much of everything for everyone. You are going to be spending a lot of time in movie theaters over the next three months. And with that, these are the 25 movies you have to have on your radar this summer. Read this list. Study it. Watch the trailers. Create a game plan. Oh, and stay hydrated. Living on popcorn is thirsty business.
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Trailer: Parental Discretion Is Advised
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Trailer: Parental Discretion Is Advised
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Trailer: Parental Discretion Is Advised
The new Straight Outta Compton trailer is here and it doesn’t look like what you’d expect. If you went back in time a few decades and told the members of highly controversial hip hop group N.W.A. that they would one day be the subject of a glossy, mainstream biopic, they would probably wouldn’t believe you. But here we are: the “world’s most dangerous group” has its own Hollywood movie now.
Watch the First 'Straight Outta Compton' Trailer
Watch the First 'Straight Outta Compton' Trailer
Watch the First 'Straight Outta Compton' Trailer
‘Straight Outta Compton’, the biopic of controversial gangsta rap group N.W.A., hasn't had the easiest road to the big screen. The film has been in development since 2009, with a number of directors set to direct. Finally, Universal Pictures came on board to make the film happen with director F. Gary Gray (who had previously worked with both Ice Cube and Dr. Dre on previous projects), but the big question is, was it worth the wait?