Hustle & flow [blu-ray] / Paramount Classics, MTV Films and New Deal Entertainment present ; a Crunk Pictures/Homegrown Pictures production ; written and directed by Craig Brewer ; produced by John Singleton, Stephanie Allain.
THIS BLU-RAY DISC WILL NOT PLAY IN STANDARD DVD PLAYERS. Terrence Howard (Djay), Anthony Anderson (Key), Taryn Manning (Nola), Taraji P. Henson (Shug), Paula Jai Parker (Lexus), Elise Neal (Yevette), Isaac Hayes (Arnel), D.J. Qualls (Shelby), Ludacris (Skinny Black). Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: Commentary by writer/director Craig Brewer; Behind the Hustle; By Any Means Necessary; Creatin' Crunk; Memphis Hometown Premiere; 6 promotional spots; Paula Jai audition; Ludacris and Terrence Howard rehearsal; extended scenes; "It's hard out here for a pimp" acoustic version; theatrical trailers HD.
Summary:
DJay, a very smalltime streetwise Memphis hustler and pimp, lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Though DJay has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused--employed to keep his 'girls' producing. A chance encounter with Key, a sound engineer, spurs DJay to find a voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Chasing his musical dream transforms DJay, but opening the door to success demands one last hustle--if he's ever going to flow.
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