Hustle & Flow
“Everybody gotta have a dream.”
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
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Cast
42 people
Terrence Howard
Djay
Known for
Iron Man
Prisoners
Jordan Houston
Tigga
Anthony Anderson
Key
Known for
The Departed
Scary Movie 3
Taryn Manning
Nola
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
8 Mile
Taraji P. Henson
Shug
Known for
Hidden Figures
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
DJ Qualls
Shelby
Known for
The Man in the High Castle
Z Nation
Ludacris
Skinny Black
Known for
F9
Max Payne
Paula Jai Parker
Lexus
Known for
Phone Booth
The Proud Family
Elise Neal
Yevette
Known for
Logan
Scream 2
Isaac Hayes
Arnel
Known for
South Park
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Juicy J
Tigga
Also in
Choices II: The Setup
Pup Star
William Engram
Slobs
Also in
Cutthroat Alley
Craig Brewer Director · Scott Bomar Composer Amy Vincent Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $24M · Budget $8M · United States release July 22, 2005
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$23,563,727
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
New Deal Productions
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Crunk Pictures
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Homegrown Pictures
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Paramount Classics
Studio
MTV Films
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 22, 2005
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · July 22, 2005
Theatrical
France
December 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
November 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 12, 2006 · Digital
Ireland
November 11, 2005 · Digital
Japan
August 12, 2006 · Digital
Netherlands
July 22, 2005 · Premiere
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