

The movie then flash forwards seven years to Doughboy’s coming home party. Later that evening he reunites with childhood playmates Doughboy (Ice Cube), Ricky (Morris Chestnut) and Lil Chris (Redge Green) (Wikipedia, 2015).ĭays later after returning from a father and son outing, Furious and Tre witness Doughboy and Lil Chris being taken away in handcuffs for shoplifting. Furious is disregarded and disrespected by the african american cop that arrives on the scene to investigate.

The night of his arrival at his father’s house, the house is burglarized (Wikipedia, 2015).

Plot: We meet Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) in the car as his mom explains why he has to go live with his dad Furious (Laurence Fishburne) due to his getting into a fight in school that and citing Tre’s need for life lessons from a positive male figure (Wikipedia, 2015). This movie deals with illicit drug use/ activity, broken homes/ lack of positive role models and gangs with a emphasis on what it is like to be black in an inner city. We watch as Tre and his friends attempt to navigate the all to familiar pitfalls that commonly befall youth, with some of them coming to a tragic end. Story: Boyz N The Hood is a coming of age tale depicted in inner city black america. Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr, Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long, Regina King, Morris Chestnut and Redge Green
