Tupac began his film career with a little known appearance in a Chevy Chase film ‘Nothing But Trouble,’ which also starred Demi Moore. He appeared in the film alongside hip hop group Digital Underground. Tupac later played a starring role as the character ‘Bishop’, a troubled teen, in the move ‘Juice.’ He went on to star with high profile music star Janet Jackson in the John Singleton produced ‘Poetic Justice,’ which allowed Tupac to show a softer side, a side which few had seen. ‘Above the Rim,’ ‘Bullet,’ ‘Gridlock’d', and ‘Gang Related’ all followed, proving Tupac was much more then just a talented musician. ‘Menace II Society’ and ‘Higher Learning’ were two more movies that Tupac was supposed to play lead roles in. However, whilst Tupac was on the set of ‘Menace II Society’ in it’s early stages, he had a conflict with a producer of the movie. The conflict lead to Tupac alledgedly assaulting the producer, and he lost the role as a result. After hearing about this, John Singleton, decided to drop Tupac for the role in ‘Higher Learning’, fearing the controversy that would surround his choice of giving Tupac such a role!
Title: Juice
Cast: Omar Epps (Q), Tupac Shakur (Bishop), ‘Huggy’ Hopkins (Steel)
Released: 1990
Box office: $20,146,880
Summary: 4 Harlem teens, Q, Bishop, Raheem and Steel, are out skipping school one day when they find out an old friend was killed in a shootout at a bar. After this, Bishop tells his friends that they have no respect, or juice. To get some, they rob a grocery store, but Bishop accidentally shoots the clerk. They run into an alley where Raheem tells Bishop to give him the gun, they fight, and Raheem gets shot. Only the other 3 know what happened, and Bishop wants to get rid of them too.
Title: Poetic Justice – Columbia Pictures
Cast: Janet Jackson (Justice), Tupac Shakur (Lucky), Regina King (Iesha)
Released: 1993
Box office: $27,515,786
Summary: After witnessing the murder of her first and only boyfriend, young Justice decides to forget about college and become a South Central Los Angeles hairdresser. Avoiding friends, the only way for her to cope with her depression is by composing beautiful poetry. On her way to a convention in Oakland, she is forced to ride with an independent-minded postal worker whom she has not gotten along with in the past. After various arguments between them and their friends, they start to discover that their thoughts on violence, socially and domestically, are the same. Justice may finally feel that she is not as alone as before.
2PAC POETIC JUSTICE PREMIERE GALLERY
The gallery below contains photo’s that were taken during the Premiere for Tupac’s film Poetic Justice with Tupac and Janet Jackson both in attendance. The premiere was held on July 21, 1993. The gallery also contains promotional pictures and behind the scenes pictures too.
Title: Above The Rim
Cast: Duane Martin (Kyle-Lee), Leon (Shep), Tupac Shakur (Birdie), Marlon Wayans (Bugaloo)
Released: March 23, 1994
Box office: $16,192,320
Summary: Starring Duane Martin, Leon Robinson, Tupac Shakur and Marlon Wayans, the film tells the story of a promising New York City high school basketball star and his relationships with two people; one a drug dealer and the other a basketball star now employed as a security guard at his former high school. This is argueably Tupac’s best role as an actor, and the best film as a whole he starred in, with an excellent plot and great characters, check this film if you havent already.
Title: Bullet
Cast: Mickey Rourke (Butch “Bullet” Stein), Frank Senger (Guard), Tupac Shakur (Tank)
Released: October 1996
Summary: Bullet is a 1996 crime-drama film directed by Julien Temple and starring Mickey Rourke, Tupac Shakur, John Enos III, Ted Levine, Adrien Brody and Donnie Wahlberg. The film was released just a month after Shakur’s murder. Butch “Bullet” Stein is a 35 year old Jewish ex-con who gets released from prison after an 8 year bid. He goes back to live with his family in New York; his hard-drinking father, depressed mother, war-addicted older brother Louis and his younger brother Ruby, an aspiring artist. Bullet’s best friend is a ladies man named Lester. Tank, a black drug dealer with a score to settle, makes it clear he intends to murder Bullet for taking out his eye while they served time together up North. Bullet seems to welcome the challenge. In the mean time, he keeps himself occupied by shooting heroin and robbing his neighbours house for jewllery, which he sells to an Italian gangster named “Frankie Eyelashes”. One night Tank approaches Bullet and tells his henchman to knock him out. The fight ends in a draw and Bullet returns home where he tells his mother he loves her and he’s sorry for everything he put her through over the years. Bullet then has a final showdown with Tank.
Title: Gridlock’d
Cast: Tupac Shakur (Spoon), Tim Roth (Stretch), Thandie Newton (Cookie)
Released: January 29, 1997
Box office: $5,571,205
Summary: Set in Detroit, Gridlock’d centers around heroin addicts Spoon (Tupac Shakur), Stretch (Tim Roth) and Cookie (Thandie Newton). They are all in a band together in the spoken word genre. They go by the name of Eight Mile Road, with Cookie on the vocals, Spoon on the bass guitar (plus secondary vocals), and Stretch on the piano. Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits after Cookie overdoses and the pair attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.
TUPAC GRIDLOCK’D GALLERY
The gallery below contains photo’s that were taken during the filming of Tupac’s film Gridlock’dand also contains promotional pictures and screen captures of the actual movie too.
Title: Gang Related
Cast: James Belushi (Divinci), Tupac Shakur (Rodriguez), Dennis Quaid (William)
Released: October 8, 1997
Box office: $5,906,773
Summary: Two cops kill an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime. That involves juggling evidence, coaching witnesses, and improvising to keep their desperate scheme from unraveling. This film is also famous for being Tupac Shakur’s last movie performance. A DVD version of the film was released on November 20, 2001. The soundtrack for the movie was released on Death Row Records on October 7, 1997 and topped the U.S. R&B album chart before been certified 2x Platinum in the USA.
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