Hustle & Flow (2005)

Release Date: July 22nd, 2005

DVD Release Date: January 10th, 2006

R|1 hr 55 min

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Plot Summary
DJay (Terrence Howard) is a pimp living day to day on the tough streets of Memphis, Tennessee. Pushing 40, he's tired of the life he's living and dreams of something greater. When he meets up with an old friend who is now in the recording industry, he's inspired to turn his life around and uses his criminal life as an inspiration to create rap music. When he hears that a rap superstar is coming to town, Djay works a hustle to gain the rapper's attention and hopefully get signed by a label.

Cast: Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal, Isaac Hayes, DJ Qualls

Director: Craig Brewer

Genres: Music, Drama

Production Co: Crunk Pictures, New Deal Productions, Homegrown Pictures

Distributors: MTV Productions

Keywords: Bar, Rise, 2000s, Transformation, Friend, Inspiring, Gritty, Intense