Poetic Justice is a 1993 American romantic drama film written and directed by John Singleton and starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur with Regina King and Joe Torry. In the film, the main character Justice writes poems which she recites throughout the film. The poems featured were written by Maya Angelou, and Angelou also appears in the film as one of the three elderly sisters whom the characters meet at a roadside family reunion. The Last Poets make an appearance toward the end of the film.
- Starring : Janet Jackson / Tupac Shakur
- Genre : Drama / Romance
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : John Singleton
- Production : Columbia Pictures / New Deal Productions / Nickel
- Distributor : Columbia Pictures / Columbia TriStar Films / Columbia TriStar Films AB / Columbia TriStar / Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina / Columbia TriStar Films de España / Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment / LK-TEL / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Varus Video
Poetic Justice movie
Poetic Justice release date
- July 23, 1993 : USA
- October 21, 1993 : Australia
- March 19, 1994 : Japan
- May 4, 1994 : France
- May 27, 1994 : Sweden
- September 23, 1994 : Spain
- November 8, 1994 : Germany (video premiere)
- April 14, 1995 : UK
- May 8, 2001 : Canada (DVD premiere)
Poetic Justice cast
- Khandi Alexander as Simone
- Maya Angelou as Aunt June
- Ché J. Avery as Thug #2
- Lloyd Avery II as Thug #1
- Kimberly Brooks as Kim
- Rico Bueno as Ticket Taker
- Maia Campbell as Shante
- Jeff Cantrel as Policeman #4
- Michael Colyar as Panhandler
- Kina Cosper as Female Cousin (as Kina V. Cosper)
- John Cothran as Uncle Earl (as John Cothran Jr.)
- Dina D. as Dina
- Joe Dalu as Policeman #7
- James Deeth as Helicopter Pilot
- Norma Donaldson as Aunt May
Poetic Justice reached No. 1 in the box office its opening weekend, grossing $11,728,455. It eventually grossed a total of $27,515,786. Jackson received nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, with the Billboard Hot 100 number one song, “Again”. It was later referenced in Kendrick Lamar’s single “Poetic Justice”, which was titled after and based on the film. The song sampled Jackson’s “Any Time, Any Place.”
Despite mixed reviews from critics, the film is considered a cult film especially for the performances and the chemistry between Jackson and Shakur.
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