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Turn It Up (2000)

Turn It Up (2000), directed by Robert Adetuyi, starring Pras Michel and Ja Rule.

09/06/2000 BR Action, Crime and Drama 1h 26m

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Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying to lay down a demo tape with cut-rate studio time. To pay the bills, he and Gage run drugs for "Mr. B." Inside a week, Diamond's beloved mother dies suddenly, his father appears after an absence of 12 years and wants a relationship, and his girlfriend Kia tells him she's pregnant, asking him if he's ready to be a father. Gage steals $100,000 in a multiple-felony robbery so that Diamond can record a full album, not knowing it's Mr. B's money he's taken. B wants his money, Diamond wants his music, Tia wants an answer.

  • Hubert TaczanowskiCinematography
  • Robert AdetuyiDirector, Screenplay
  • Jeff FreemanEditing
  • E. Bennett WalshProducer

About the film

Turn It Up is a 2000 American action hood film written and directed by Robert Adetuyi, and starring Ja Rule, Pras, Faith Evans and Jason Statham. It marked Ja Rule's film debut.

The film was released by New Line Cinema on September 6, 2000 to generally negative reviews from critics who noted it "patently absurd in both the details and larger aspects"; it was also a financial disappointment.

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Turn It Up is a 2000 American action hood film written and directed by Robert Adetuyi, and starring Ja Rule, Pras, Faith Evans and Jason Statham. It marked Ja Rule's film debut.

The film was released by New Line Cinema on September 6, 2000 to generally negative reviews from critics who noted it "patently absurd in both the details and larger aspects"; it was also a financial disappointment.

Cast

Pras as Diamond

Ja Rule as David "Gage" Williams

Jason Statham as "Mr. B"

Tamala Jones as Kia

Vondie Curtis-Hall as Cliff

John Ralston as Mr. White

Chris Messina as Baz

Eugene Clark as Marshall

Faith Evans as Natalie

Chang Tseng as Mr. Chang

Production

Turn It Up was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Denial NiteClub, 360 Adelaide St. W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 10%, based on reviews from 39 critics. The website's consensus reads, "Reviewers say Turn It Up has a derivative feel, running through too many urban movie cliches." On Metacritic, it has a score of 18 out of 100, based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "D−" on an A+ to F scale.

Box office

The film grossed $1,247,949 during its brief theatrical run.

See also

List of hood films

References

External links

Turn It Up at IMDb

Turn It Up at Box Office Mojo

Text from Turn It Up (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_It_Up_(film)

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What is Turn It Up about?

Turn It Up: Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying to lay down a demo tape with cut-rate studio time. To pay the bills, he and Gage run drugs for "Mr. B." Inside a week, Diamond's beloved mother dies suddenly, his father…

Who directed Turn It Up?

Turn It Up was directed by Robert Adetuyi in 2000.

Who stars in Turn It Up?

The cast of Turn It Up includes Pras Michel, Ja Rule, Jason Statham, Vondie Curtis-Hall and Tamala Jones.

How long is Turn It Up?

Turn It Up runs for 86 minutes, or 1h26.

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