Product Information
Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man who is desperate to make a better life for himself. Jimmy Smith, Jr., better known as Rabbit, is destined for a life of squalor. Living in a cramped trailer with his deadbeat mom (Kim Basinger), Rabbit works in a factory to make ends meet. His only outlet is hip-hop. Possessing a talent for freestyle rapping, Rabbit still hasn't managed to unleash his true potential. But his best friend, Future (Mekhi Phifer), is determined to make that happen. Future forces Rabbit to enter a freestyle battle that he blew the week before, giving him another chance at redemption. Hanson's stellar portrait of lower-class urban disillusionment, shot with uncompromisingly gritty realism by Rodrigo Prieto, proves that the issue is no longer about race, it's about money. Eminem delivers a bold performance as the troubled youngster who is still trying to find his place in a harsh, cruel world.Product Identifiers
UPC0025192863325
eBay Product ID (ePID)48264772
Product Key Features
DirectorCurtis Lee Hanson, Curtis Hanson
GenreDramas, Drama
Sub-GenrePop Music
RatingR (MPAA), R
Movie/TV Title8 Mile
Leading RoleKim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Eminem, Brittany Murphy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
FormatUMD
Signal StandardUMD
Film CountryUSA