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This is the truth. This is what's real. - Menace II Society
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Title: Menace II Society

Release Date: 26 May 1993

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: New Line Cinema

Production Companies: New Line Cinema

Overview: A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.504 (773 votes)

Cast

  • Caine 'Kaydee' Lawson: Tyrin Turner
  • Kevin 'O-Dog': Larenz Tate
  • Pernell: Glenn Plummer
  • Ronnie: Jada Pinkett Smith
  • Tat Lawson: Samuel L. Jackson
  • Grocery Store Woman: June Kyoto Lu
  • Grocery Store Man: Toshi Toda
  • Clyde: Reginald Ballard
  • Karen Lawson: Khandi Alexander
  • Anthony: Jullian Roy Doster
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