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American Dream/American Knightmare (2018)

Name: American Dream/American Knightmare
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2018-12-21
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Suge Knight, Antoine Fuqua, Vanilla Ice, Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur

American Dream/American Knightmare (2018), directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Suge Knight and Antoine Fuqua.

12/21/2018 BR Documentary and Music 1h 25m

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Synopsis

Documentary that delves deep into the life and storied exploits of the iconic Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight, as well as the volatile and highly influential era in gangsta rap he presided over. Through a series of interviewers face to face with director Antoine Fuqua, Knight reveals exactly how it all happened and why it all fell apart. Knight is currently in jail pending trial on murder, attempted-murder and hit-and-run charges.

Conrad W. HallCinematography
Antoine FuquaDirector, Producer
Adam H. MillerEditing
David TedeschiEditing

About the film

American Dream/American Knightmare is a 2018 Showtime television documentary film about Suge Knight directed by Antoine Fuqua.

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American Dream/American Knightmare is a 2018 Showtime television documentary film about Suge Knight directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Plot

American Dream/American Knightmare is a documentary about the life and career of gangsta rap producer and Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight. The film includes interviews conducted by Fuqua with Knight between December 2011 and November 2012 in which Knight details how it all came about as well as how it all fell apart.

Cast

Marion "Suge" Knight Jr.

Marion "Suge" Knight Sr., Suge's father

Maxine Knight, Suge's mother

Costello Knight, Suge's uncle

Thomas Knight, Suge's uncle

Broadcast

The film aired on Showtime at 8:30 p.m. on December 21, 2018, just months after Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in a 2015 hit-and-run case and was sentenced to 28 years in prison. It was given a rating of TV-MA.

Reception

In his review of the film, Brian Lowry of CNN wrote, "Although Knight isn't always the most reliable narrator, the filmmaker gives him the latitude to tell his tale, describing a world of money, power and violence, while alternating between explaining and lamenting those dynamics." He later summarized, "Fuqua's approach isn't necessarily journalistic, but rather seems designed to let the mogul relate his own story as he experienced it."

In a review for Vulture.com, Paul Thompson wrote, "None of these conversations are particularly revelatory. Knight is given to aphorism and, obviously, to anything that will burnish his own myth." He adds that the film "is not quite hagiography, but it allows its subject the final say (and often the only say) on virtually all the key moments in his personal and professional lives."

References

External links

American Dream/American Knightmare at IMDb

Text from American Dream/American Knightmare on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream/American_Knightmare

Trivia

It premiered on December 21, 2018, a Friday.
It runs 1h25 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosMythology Entertainment, Showtime Documentary Films, Fuqua Films, Wondros
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Crew

Conrad W. Hall Cinematography
Antoine Fuqua Director
Adam H. Miller Editing
David Tedeschi Editing
Jeff Cowan Editing
Antoine Fuqua Producer
Bradley J. Fischer Producer
Eva Gunz Producer
Aaron Zigman Original music

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What is American Dream/American Knightmare about?

American Dream/American Knightmare: Documentary that delves deep into the life and storied exploits of the iconic Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight, as well as the volatile and highly influential era in gangsta rap he presided over. Through a series of interviewers face to face with director Antoine Fuqua, Knight reveals exactly how it all happen…

Who directed American Dream/American Knightmare?

American Dream/American Knightmare was directed by Antoine Fuqua in 2018.

Who stars in American Dream/American Knightmare?

The cast of American Dream/American Knightmare includes Suge Knight, Antoine Fuqua, Vanilla Ice, Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur.

How long is American Dream/American Knightmare?

American Dream/American Knightmare runs for 85 minutes, or 1h25.