Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man who is desperate to make a better life for himself. Jimmy Smith, Jr., better known as Rabbit, is destined for a life of squalor. Living in a cramped trailer with his deadbeat mom (Kim Basinger), Rabbit works in a factory to make ends meet. His only outlet is hip-hop. Possessing a talent for freestyle rapping, Rabbit still hasn't managed to unleash his true potential. But his best friend, Future (Mekhi Phifer), is determined to make that happen. Future forces Rabbit to enter a freestyle battle that he blew the week before, giving him another chance at redemption. Hanson's stellar portrait of lower-class urban disillusionment, shot with uncompromisingly gritty realism by Rodrigo Prieto, proves that the issue is no longer about race, it's about money. Eminem delivers a bold performance as the troubled youngster who is still trying to find his place in a harsh, cruel world.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0025192128530
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111394600
Product Key Features
Actor
Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Eminem, Brittany Murphy
Rating
R
Edition
Universal 100th Anniversary; Includes Digital Copy
Movie/TV Title
8 Mile
Director
Curtis Lee Hanson, Curtis Hanson
Format
Blu-ray/Dvd
Release Year
2012
Genre
Drama
Sub-Genre
Pop Music
Additional Product Features
Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
2
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Display Format
Universal 100th Anniversary; Includes Digital Copy
Signal Standard
Blu-ray/Dvd
LeafCats
617
Leading Role
Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Eminem, Brittany Murphy