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8 Mile is a 2002 American drama film co-produced and directed by Curtis Hanson from a script written by Scott Silver.It stars Eminem in his film debut, alongside Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon, Kim Basinger and Anthony Mackie, the latter also in his film debut.
Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for directing a string of acclaimed thrillers and has received several accolades including an Academy Award as well as nominations for the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Anthony Dwane Mackie (born September 23, 1978) [1] [2] [3] is an American actor. Mackie made his film debut starring in the music drama film 8 Mile (2002). He was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his performance in the LGBTQ drama Brother to Brother (2004), and in the same year, appeared in psychological thriller The Manchurian Candidate, the Spike Lee TV ...
In 2008, Shannon was featured in the off-Broadway production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Little Flower of East Orange, presented by LAByrinth Theater Company and The Public Theater, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. [13] In 2007, Shannon began the first of his many collaborations with director, Jeff Nichols, when cast in the movie Shotgun ...
8 Mile, a 2002 American film starring rapper Eminem, named after the street in Detroit, Michigan; 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, rap soundtrack album to the film of the same name, featuring Eminem and others "8 Mile", a rap song from the eponymous soundtrack, see 8 Mile
In 2002, she played the role of Alex Latourno in the film based on the life of American rapper Eminem, 8 Mile, which received critical acclaim, [56] and was a success at the box office. [ 57 ] She appeared alongside Dakota Fanning in Uptown Girls (2003), playing Molly Gunn, a twenty-two-year-old girl whose deceased father was a musician. [ 58 ] [
The Free Press steered away from the 8-Mile angle but made it clear Young had ordered criminals to leave Detroit. Mayor Coleman Young enters his office for the first time on Jan. 3, 1974 at the ...
In 2002, Grazer's 8 Mile was released. [4] It proved not only to be a huge box office hit, but also the first film with a rap song to win a Best Original Song Oscar, for Eminem's "Lose Yourself". [18] Grazer also produced the film adaptation of Peter Morgan's play Frost/Nixon (2008). Frost/Nixon was nominated for five Academy Awards, including ...