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Menace 2 Society movie storyline. Caine Lawson and his best friend Kevin Anderson (O-Dog) enter a local store to buy malt liquor, as the Korean storekeeper and his wife eye them suspiciously. As they begin to leave, an argument ensues where the shopkeeper makes a remark to O-Dog about his mother. Angered, O-Dog shoots and kills the Korean couple.
He then takes the store video surveillance tape and empties the cash register. In a flashback, it is revealed that Caine’s father was a dope dealer who was killed in a drug deal when Caine was ten, and his mother was a heroin addict who later died of an overdose, as a result he went to go live with his grandparents. Later, Caine and his cousin Harold are carjacked and Harold is murdered, with Caine shot. O-Dog informs Caine that he has learned the identity of the carjackers. He and Caine then find the assailants and kill them.
Caine and O-Dog are hired by a local hood Chauncey, for a car insurance scheme but are caught in the process and arrested by police. A detective attempts to link Caine to the store killings by matching fingerprints, but is unsuccessful and Caine is released. During the film, Caine’s grandfather and Mr. Butler (Sharif’s father and a school teacher) tell Caine to change his ways or he’ll end up either in prison, or dead like his cousin Harold. Stacy and Sharif also try to keep Caine away from further trouble by convincing Caine to leave with them to Kansas, but Caine is dismissive towards everyone’s advice.
Menace II Society (pronounced Menace to Society) is a 1993 American hood drama thriller film directed by Allen and Albert Hughes[2] in their directorial debut, and starring Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett, Larenz Tate and Samuel L. Jackson. The film is set in the 1990s South Central Los Angeles, California. The film follows the life of a young man named Kaydee “Caine” Lawson and his close friends. It gained notoriety for its scenes of violence, profanity, and drug-related content. It was released in May 1993 to critical acclaim for its gritty portrayal of urban violence and its powerful underlying messages.
Menace II Society (1993)
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Starring: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Johnson, Jada Pinkett, Bill Duke, Khandi Alexander, Nancy Cheryll Davis
Screenplay by: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
Production Design by: Penny Barrett
Cinematography by: Lisa Rinzler
Film Editing by: Christopher Koefoed
Costume Design by: Sylvia Vega-Vasquez
Set Decoration by: Adel A. Mazen
Music by: Quincy Jones
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, drug use and pervasive language.
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Release Date: May 8, 1993
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