Boyz N the Hood
Boyz N the Hood is a
1991 film directed by African-American director
John Singleton. Starring
Cuba Gooding Jr,
Ice Cube,
Laurence Fishburne and Nia Long, the film depicts life in crime-ridden South Central
Los Angeles, California. It is the story of a young man navigating his way through the pitfalls of being young and black in an American
ghetto ('hood', abbreviation of neighborhood). It is notable for de-sensationalizing, exploring the roots of
violence in urban America and the
cinema. It was nominated for both Best Director and Screen Play during the 1991
Oscar Awards.
In 2002 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.