Product Information
Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man who is desperate to make a better life for himself. Jimmy Smith, Jr., better known as Rabbit, is destined for a life of squalor. Living in a cramped trailer with his deadbeat mom (Kim Basinger), Rabbit works in a factory to make ends meet. His only outlet is hip-hop. Possessing a talent for freestyle rapping, Rabbit still hasn't managed to unleash his true potential. But his best friend, Future (Mekhi Phifer), is determined to make that happen. Future forces Rabbit to enter a freestyle battle that he blew the week before, giving him another chance at redemption. Hanson's stellar portrait of lower-class urban disillusionment, shot with uncompromisingly gritty realism by Rodrigo Prieto, proves that the issue is no longer about race, it's about money. Eminem delivers a bold performance as the troubled youngster who is still trying to find his place in a harsh, cruel world.Product Identifiers
UPC0025192330520
eBay Product ID (ePID)3414619
Product Key Features
ActorKim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Eminem, Brittany Murphy
EditionWidescreen; Censored Bonus Materials
RatingR
Movie/TV Title8 Mile
DirectorCurtis Lee Hanson, Curtis Hanson
FormatDVD
Release Year2003
GenreDrama
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display FormatWidescreen; Censored Bonus Materials
Signal StandardDvd
Leading RoleKim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Eminem, Brittany Murphy
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20030318