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Straight Outta Compton Flashcards

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Director

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F. Gary Grays

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Production company

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Universal
Legendary entertainment
New-line cinema

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Box office

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$56.1 million

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Regulation and classification

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BBFC

Age rating 15 - drug references, strong language

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Ratings

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4/5 – IMBD

  1. 5/5 metacritic
  2. 5/5 rotten tomato
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Genre

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Biopic - drama, epic, biography

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LA riots

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LA riots – arson, looting, civil unrest, riots – started after 4 officers were acquitted by a judge after beating Rodney King
Thousands of people rioted over 6 days

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NWA

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They were strong advocates for free speech and demanded social change – protest songs
Were criticised for their misogynistic lyrics and their promotion of lifestyle that objectified and margined women

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First teaser

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December 2014 at a show in Sydney, Australia, ice cube gave a sneak peek at a trailer for straight Outta Compton

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Meme

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Straight outta somewhere - used North Kingdom meme generator to allow people to input there own hometown with the SOC logo
Trended on Twitter for two days straight
Interactive media is more effective

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Distribution

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Universal

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Co - producers

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Ice cube, Dr. Dre

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Success

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Nominated for best Original Screenplay

Highest grossing biopic of all Time

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Horizontal integration

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Universal - Universal music group

Interscope records - Ice Cube signed there

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Release

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Released in February

Film released in August

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Album

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Dr. Dre release a track alongside the movie

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Fast and Furious 7

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Teased alongside SOC

Appeals to the SOC demographic because the cast is 75% non-white

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Marketing - planes

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Spelled out SOC in sky over LA

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Warner Bros - media conglomerate

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DC entertainment
New Line Cinema
Warner Media

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Warner bros

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Makes $5.57 billion each year

Founded 4th April 1923

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Legendary films

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Pacific rim
Lego movie
The dark night

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