Boyz n the Hood (1991)

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The Rewatchables' awards

From ‘Boyz n the Hood’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Van Lathan, and Logan Murdock (2021-06-29):

Most rewatchable scene

  1. pick The burglar breaking into Furious's house, the tension and the two holes through the door
    “We get some tension right away. The 2 holes through the door.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:33:47
  2. pick Going to see the dead body, the Stand By Me homage
    “Unabashed, stand by me, homage, where they had the producer from Stand By Me working for the movie, Singleton loved it”
    Bill Simmons · 0:34:50
  3. pick The stolen football
    “Stolen football.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:35:25
  4. pick The father-son fishing scene
    “The father son fishing scene.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:38:49
  5. pick The barbecue scene, which introduces a crowd of characters in five minutes
    “The barbecue scene.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:39:34
  6. pick The USC recruiting visit
    “The USC recruiting visit is another scene that does a lot in a short amount of time.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:41:00
  7. pick Furious's speech on the lot about gentrification and keeping the neighborhood black
    “Uh, the the scene on the lot. Furious talking about keeping black neighborhoods black.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:44:25
  8. pick Ricky gets bumped, the gunshots, and Trey and Ricky stopped by the cops
    “Ricky gets bumped.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:48:50
  9. pick Ricky getting shot
    “I hesitate to call Ricky, get shot, a rewatchable scene, but it is a rewatchable scene”
    Bill Simmons · 0:52:28
  10. pick Furious stops Trey
    “Furious stops Trey. Doughboys Revenge, and then the ending are my last three.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:55:50
  11. pick Doughboy's revenge
    “Furious stops Trey. Doughboys Revenge, and then the ending are my last three.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:55:50
  12. pick The ending
    “Furious stops Trey. Doughboys Revenge, and then the ending are my last three.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:55:50
  13. floated Ricky getting shot, the most affecting scene but one he does not want to rewatch often
    “the Ricky getting shot scene is definitely one of the most affecting movies to this day, no matter how many times you watch it.”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:56:00
  14. pick The barbecue
    “I do want to watch the barbecue.”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:56:18
  15. pick The recruiting visit
    “I do want to watch people getting recruited.”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:56:19
  16. pick The barbecue and the ending
    “I meant for the barbecue and the ending are my 2 favorites.”
    unknown · 0:56:34
  17. pick Doughboy's revenge ride
    “Like, the revenge ride, 1st of all, from him getting out and just that's the most rewatchable scene because that is some powerful filmmaking.”
    unknown · 0:56:44

Ebert review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review of the film.

  1. pick Boyz n the Hood: Four stars; Ebert called it an American film of enormous importance, and Bill says that still stands.
    “Ebert said, by the end of Boys in the Hood, I realized I had seen, not simply a brilliant directorial debut, but an American film of enormous importance.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:32:04

Saddest movie deaths · The saddest deaths in movies, prompted by Ricky's.

  1. pick Ricky's death as Ricky: Heads a list of saddest movie deaths he did not rank.
    “I didn't want I didn't want to rank these. I just made a list. Ricky.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:53:06
  2. pick G-Baby's death in Hardball as G-Baby: Still angry about a child shown with a hole in him; calls it maybe the most shocking movie death.
    “G-Baby Harbaugh.”
    unknown · 0:53:58
  3. pick Julia Roberts's death in Steel Magnolias: A late addition that affected him as a kid.
    “Julia Roberts still Magnolias.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:55:16

What aged the best · What about the film has held up best.

  1. pick The Stand By Me shadow homage when Doughboy fades away: Likes the young Trey scenes and the River Phoenix homage at the end.
    “I like to stand by me, Shadow, especially at the end when Doughboy fades away, which is a direct River Phoenix homage to stand by me.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:03:09
  2. pick The use of the helicopters over South Central: Never seen it done like that; the helicopter almost becomes a character.
    “I'd never seen that done in a movie like that before, and it almost becomes a character in the movie.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:03:23
  3. pick The Reagan Bush poster with bullet holes in the opening: A little overt but liked it.
    “The in the opening scene with the kids, the Reagan Bush poster with the bullet holes in it.”
    unknown · 1:04:07
  4. pick The SAT scene saying the SATs are culturally biased: One of the first times seen in pop culture.
    “this was one of the 1st things I remember from a pop culture standpoint that pushed that the SITs were culturally bust.”
    unknown · 1:04:18
  5. pick Angela Bassett: Looks the same, even better now; she does not age.
    “She looks better now.”
    unknown · 1:04:58
  6. pick John Singleton's mailman cameo: Did not know it was him until the DVD commentary.
    “John Singleton's Mailman Cameo?”
    unknown · 1:05:13
  7. pick Singleton's persistence in getting Ice Cube into the movie: A young USC kid kept telling Ice Cube he had a movie for him.
    “That really ages the best because John Singleton was this intern at Arsenio Hall show.”
    Van Lathan · 1:06:10

Apex Mountain · Where a person's career sits on the mountain relative to this film.

  1. pick Ice Cube: Puts 1991 Ice Cube in context: provocative musician plucked for movies, one of the most successful movie stars of the last 30 years. Later the table says Friday is his apex.
    “I was going to do it for Apex Mountain.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:05:53
  2. pick John Singleton: Reluctantly yes: this debut is the peak, though he did make some clunkers and his early films are being reevaluated.
    “John Singleton. Unfortunately, I think yes.”
    unknown · 1:30:12
  3. pick Ice Cube: Concludes his apex is Friday.
    “So it's got to be Friday then.”
    unknown · 1:31:05
  4. pick Laurence Fishburne: The Matrix.
    “It's got to be the Matrix.”
    unknown · 1:31:09
  5. pick Cuba Gooding Jr.: Winning the Oscar.
    “No, I would say winning the Oscar.”
    unknown · 1:31:35

What aged the worst · What about the film has aged poorly.

  1. pick Beepers: Weird to see in a movie now.
    “Just always weird to see beepers down in a mover like, whoa, a beeper.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:09:41
  2. pick Trey and his girlfriend training montage: The corniest part of the movie, though a great song.
    “I don't love the just me and you montage would train his girlfriend and she's clumsy.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:09:46
  3. pick The closing credits epilogue about Trey and Doughboy: Would have ended on Doughboy fading away; resents learning Doughboy's fate.
    “I don't love the crows and credits of Trey went to Morehouse.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:09:59
  4. pick The narrative of black on black crime: Argues it is proximity, not race or culture.
    “The only thing that really didn't age well at all was the narrative of the specific narrative of black on black crime as if we, it's proximity.”
    unknown · 1:11:24
  5. pick Police brutality: Answer to what aged worse.
    “I would say police brutality.”
    unknown · 1:12:03

Casting What Ifs · Almost-castings and recasts.

  1. pick Will Smith as Trey: Offered Trey, chose Fresh Prince; Bill thinks he would have nailed it.
    “Will Smith offered the roll of tray.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:12:34
  2. pick Will Smith as Ricky: Would rather have seen him as Ricky, a tall guy who maybe plays another sport.
    “would have been cool to see him as Ricky.”
    unknown · 1:13:01
  3. pick Morgan Freeman as the USC recruiter: Just one scene, jokes he would have made it about himself.
    “Morgan Freeman is the USC recruiter.”
    unknown · 1:21:30
  4. pick Samuel L. Jackson as the USC recruiter: Considered for the recruiter, but the film felt well cast.
    “I went through a whole, could Sam Jackson have been the USC recruiter?”
    unknown · 1:22:27
  5. pick Denzel Washington as Furious Styles: Thought it was a Denzel part.
    “I thought Denzel was furious.”
    unknown · 1:22:32

Best That Guy · The Joey Pants Award for the best that guy in the cast.

  1. pick John Cothran as the USC recruiter: Has been in a lot of stuff, never knew his name.
    “I got to give this to the USC recruiter because he's been in a lot of stuff.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:14:43
  2. pick Monster: Had to Google that his name in the movie was Monster.
    “Monster.”
    unknown · 1:14:52
  3. pick Vonte Sweet as the guy who takes the ball: Was in both this and Menace II Society.
    “So I got Vonte Sweet.”
    unknown · 1:15:03
  4. pick Jesse Lawrence Ferguson as the black cop: Also adds that everyone in the movie was a that guy at some point.
    “Jesse Lawrence Ferguson, who plays a black cop.”
    unknown · 1:15:50

Vincent Hanna Award · The award for overacting.

  1. winner The guy who throws the football back with Hey, little man: The Hey, little man, catch moment; table settles on it.
    “Hey, little man.”
    unknown · 1:16:23
  2. nominee Regina King: A case made for her at the barbecue, rejected by the table.
    “Can I make the case for Regina King?”
    unknown · 1:16:45

Dion Waiters Award · Small role, big impact.

  1. nominee Jesse Lawrence Ferguson as the evil cop: Called a cartoony character who will not win.
    “Dion Waiter's a word, our nominees. evil cop who's not going to win.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:18:10
  2. nominee Angela Bassett: Qualifies; only in about three scenes.
    “Angel Bassett, who qualifies.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:18:14
  3. nominee Whitman Mayo as the old man: Not his best work.
    “My guy Whitman Mayo.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:18:18
  4. winner Tyra Ferrell as Ricky and Doughboy's mother: In about three scenes but shows range from hardened mom to terrified and nervous at the recruiting visit.
    “And then, uh, I think the winner is uh, Tara Farrell.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:18:24

Picking Nits · Nitpicks of a film they love.

  1. pick No football game scene showing Ricky play: Wanted a few minutes at a game to see how good Ricky was.
    “We couldn't have gotten the 3 minute football game scene with one of Ricky's games just to see how ill he was.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:33:32
  2. pick Little Ricky: The young Ricky needed to be a better athlete.
    “Little Ricky needed to be a better athlete.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:34:03
  3. pick No Techmo Bowl: Wanted ten seconds of people playing it.
    “So they mentioned techma bowl, but I, just give me 10 seconds of 2 people playing tech football.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:34:07
  4. pick Ricky's final moments make no sense: They split up, he stops to pee and scratch a card, and acts like a sitting duck; others defend it.
    “Ricky just acts as a sitting duck, right?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:35:10
  5. pick A Bird in the Hand: Asks whether Ice Cube exists in Doughboy's world, given the song playing in the car.
    “Does Ice Cube exist in Doughboys World?”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:37:24

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie raises that cannot be answered.

  1. pick Is Ice Cube an artist in the world of the movie: The Ocean's Twelve comparison of crossed streams.
    “Is Ice Cube an artist in the world of boys?”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:37:29
  2. pick Does Furious believe Trey about lying: Table agrees he knows.
    “Does Furious believe Trey?”
    unknown · 1:38:46
  3. pick Did the movie create Booyah: Whether Stuart Scott took it from the film; left unanswered.
    “Did this movie create booyah?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:39:04
  4. pick Did the movie create pouring out a 40: Debated at Apex Mountain; table doubts it was invented here.
    “Did this movie crate pouring out of 40.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:39:51

What if it were made today · Whether and how the film could be remade.

  1. pick Boyz n the Hood as a ten-episode Netflix show: A guest calls it sacrilegious and asks not to.
    “Could this be remade as a 10 episode Netflix show?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:38:52

Is this movie cursed · Whether the production or cast suffered a curse.

  1. pick Deaths of cast members, including the shotgun actor killed in a satanic ritual: Several cast members died strangely, but the main stars are alive so the table says no curse, nothing like Poltergeist.
    “So 3 of the people that are in the film.”
    Van Lathan · 1:40:04

Ricky's USC career · Playing out the fictional character's career in real history.

  1. pick Ricky at USC alongside Keyshawn Johnson as Ricky: Predicts they might have gone undefeated in 1995.
    “I think they go 11 and 0.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:45:55

Memorabilia · A prop or piece they would want to own.

  1. pick South Central Cinema hat: Is wearing the hat now.
    “I wanted the South Central Cinema.”
    unknown · 1:46:08
  2. pick Doughboy's gold Chevy Impala: Joke about leaving the office in it.
    “I think it'd look really cool if I was left the office today in a gold Chevy impossible.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:46:11
  3. pick Young Ricky's cheap USC jersey: Calls it a classic.
    “I liked young Ricky's cheap USC jersey, I think, is a classic.”
    unknown · 1:46:17

Who won the movie · Who came out ahead from the film.

  1. winner John Singleton: First black director nominated for an Oscar and it set up a career.
    “John Singleton.”
    Logan Murdock · 1:46:40
  2. winner John Singleton: Wanted to say Fishburne but goes with Singleton.
    “I want to say fishburn, but I think it's Singleton.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:46:44
  3. nominee Laurence Fishburne: The one he wanted to pick.
    “I want to say fishburn, but I think it's Singleton.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:46:44
  4. nominee Ice Cube: His career took a new shape; rarely does anyone explode onto the movie scene like this.
    “I want to say cube so Batman.”
    unknown · 1:47:01
  5. nominee Regina King: Probably the most successful and still killing it.
    “We left out Regina King, who is probably the most successful and still killing it right now, man.”
    unknown · 1:47:23

Who talked about it

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Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

Hollywood opportunities: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. industry (industry): Boyz n the Hood ⇒ Hollywood opportunities (the host's read). Without Boyz n the Hood the filmmakers getting opportunities now would not have them.
    “would just would not have those opportunities, if not for a movie like Boys in the Hood”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:13:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Connected to

A Bronx Tale: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): A Bronx Tale → Boyz n the Hood. Both appear on Simmons' list of eight father-son movies.
    “Bronx Tale, Kramer versus Kramer. He got game, Field of Dreams, Catch me if you can, the Godfather, Lion King, and Boys in the Hood.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:02:23 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Hollywood opportunities: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Boyz n the Hood → Hollywood opportunities. Without Boyz n the Hood the filmmakers getting opportunities now would not have them.
    “would just would not have those opportunities, if not for a movie like Boys in the Hood”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:13:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Ice Cube: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (people): Boyz n the Hood → Ice Cube. Singleton wrote the part for Ice Cube, who blew his audition and was told to go home and prepare.
    “So John writes the part for Ice Cube.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:16:10 · Brian Koppelman (0.85 sure it was them)

Laurence Fishburne: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (people): Boyz n the Hood → Laurence Fishburne. Fishburne's performance is the best; missing an Oscar is a crime against nature.
    “How Larry Fishman doesn't have an Oscar from that movie.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:15:33 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

Reservoir Dogs: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Boyz n the Hood → Reservoir Dogs. If Reservoir Dogs counted, Brian would have put it second and bumped Boyz to third.
    “I would have bumped boys in the hood back to 3”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:19:15 · Brian Koppelman (0.85 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Boyz n the Hood → Hollywood opportunities. Without Boyz n the Hood the filmmakers getting opportunities now would not have them.
    “would just would not have those opportunities, if not for a movie like Boys in the Hood”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:13:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (people): Boyz n the Hood → Laurence Fishburne. Fishburne's performance is the best; missing an Oscar is a crime against nature.
    “How Larry Fishman doesn't have an Oscar from that movie.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:15:33 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Boyz n the Hood → Ice Cube. Singleton wrote the part for Ice Cube, who blew his audition and was told to go home and prepare.
    “So John writes the part for Ice Cube.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:16:10 · Brian Koppelman (0.85 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): A Bronx Tale → Boyz n the Hood. Both appear on Simmons' list of eight father-son movies.
    “Bronx Tale, Kramer versus Kramer. He got game, Field of Dreams, Catch me if you can, the Godfather, Lion King, and Boys in the Hood.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:02:23 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Boyz n the Hood → Reservoir Dogs. If Reservoir Dogs counted, Brian would have put it second and bumped Boyz to third.
    “I would have bumped boys in the hood back to 3”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:19:15 · Brian Koppelman (0.85 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Boyz n the Hood: See Fishburne playing with ball bearings while waiting for night to fall.
    “When, He is playing with those uh, gold balls in his hand.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:15:40 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Boyz n the Hood: Ice Cube blew his audition and John Singleton, 24, told him to go home, study and return.
    “Go the fuck home, and you imagine saying to the ice cube, go the fuck home, and study.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:16:58 · Brian Koppelman (0.85 sure it was them)

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