Poetic Justice [Blu-ray]

Director: John Singleton John Singleton

Overview

R&B star Janet Jackson made an impressive film debut in Poetic Justice as Justice, a hairdresser at a small salon in South Central Los Angeles. Justice uses her poetry to deal with her grief after her boyfriend is killed in a shooting incident at a drive-in. Hired to work at a hair stylists' event in Oakland, Justice is stranded when her car breaks down, until she remembers that her friend Ieasha (Regina King) was going to hop a ride down to Oakland with her boyfriend Chicago (Joe Torry), a postal worker who is heading there with a truck full of mail. Justice tags along to discover that Chicago's driving partner is Lucky (Tupac Shakur), the postman who delivers mail to her shop and keeps asking her out. Ieasha and Chicago have to deal with their own rocky relationship while Justice has to decide if she's ready for a new love -- and if Lucky is the man she's waiting for. Along with strong work from Jackson, Poetic Justice features a surprising turn from Shakur, whose nuanced performance as Lucky is in strong contrast to his "Thug Life" public persona. Justice's poems were written by Maya Angelou, who also appears in a small role.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/05/2019
UPC:	0043396551602
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	R
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:49:00
Sales rank:	16,041

Special Features

All-New Special Features: ; 10 never-before-seen deleted scenes; Janet Jackson & Tupac Shakur's rare original screen test; Revisiting Poetic Justice with John Singleton; ; Also Includes: ; Director commentary; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Janet Jackson	Justice,Baha
Tupac Shakur	Lucky
Regina King	Iesha
Joe Torry	Chicago
Maya Angelou	Aunt June
Tyra Ferrell	Jesse
Q-Tip	Markell
Roger Guenveur Smith	Heywood
Lori Petty	Penelope
Billy Zane	Brad
Khandi Alexander	Simone
Special K. McCray	Cousin Pete
Michael Rapaport	Dockworker
Dina Bunn	Dina
Rose Weaver	Aunt Audrey
Kimberly Brooks	Kim
Tone-Loc	J-Bone
Jenifer Lewis	Lucky's Mother
Michael Colyar	Panhandler
James Deeth	Helicopter Pilot
Miki Howard	Maxine
Keith Washington	Dexter
Norma Donaldson	Aunt May
Dedrick Gobert	Lloyd
Susan Falcon	Actor
Clifton Gonzalez	Mailroom Supervisor
John Cothran Jr.	Uncle Earl
Kirk Kinder	Cop
Denney Pierce	Cashier
Robi Reed-Humes	Woman on Couch
Yvette Wilson	Colette
Mark Miller	Policeman #5
Maia Campbell	Shante

Technical Credits

John Singleton

John Singleton	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Steve Nicolaides	Producer
Eric Rylander	Special Effects
Robi Reed-Humes	Casting
Bob Minor	Stunts