Menace II Society
“This is the truth. This is what's real.”
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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Cast
47 people
Tyrin Turner
Caine 'Kaydee' Lawson
Known for
Fatale
Belly
Albert Hughes
(as The Hughes Brothers)
Larenz Tate
Kevin 'O-Dog'
Known for
Power
Power Book II: Ghost
Glenn Plummer
Pernell
Known for
Saw II
Gifted
Jada Pinkett Smith
Ronnie
Known for
Madagascar
Gotham
Samuel L. Jackson
Tat Lawson
Known for
Pulp Fiction
The Hateful Eight
June Kyoto Lu
Grocery Store Woman
Known for
Vice Principals
Big Trouble in Little China
Toshi Toda
Grocery Store Man
Known for
Shōgun
Just Married
Reginald Ballard
Clyde
Known for
The Bernie Mac Show
Martin
Khandi Alexander
Karen Lawson
Known for
CSI: Miami
Treme
Jullian Roy Doster
Anthony
Also in
Quantum Leap
Out All Night
Allen Hughes
(as The Hughes Brothers)
Also in
What We Do in the Shadows
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’
Albert Hughes Director · Allen Hughes Director Tyger Williams Screenplay
Worldwide gross $28M · Budget $3.5M · United States release May 26, 1993
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$27,900,000
Gross vs. budget
8.0×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 15, 1993
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival [Directors' Fortnight]
United States · May 26, 1993
Theatrical
United States · November 23, 2021
Physical · Blu-ray
Argentina
October 27, 1994 · Theatrical
Australia
September 2, 1993 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 5, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Canada
September 8, 2009 · Physical · DVD
France
January 5, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
January 20, 1994 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 27, 1993 · Theatrical
September 14, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Israel
November 1, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
January 1, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
October 21, 1993 · Theatrical
August 11, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Norway
June 17, 1994 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 8, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Africa
June 28, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
November 1, 1993 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
July 29, 1994 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 27, 1993 · Theatrical
December 23, 1994 · Physical · VHS, cuts
October 21, 1999 · Physical · DVD, cuts
December 6, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
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