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Poetic Justice reached #1 in the box office for one week; it made $11,728,455 its opening weekend. It grossed a total of $27,515,786.

Plot

Justice (Janet Jackson) is a young woman living in South Central, Los Angeles. She was named Justice by her late mother, who had her while attending law school. After the shooting death of her boyfriend, the young woman is living in a state of depression, until she meets a Postal Office employee named Lucky (Tupac Shakur) who embarks with her on a trip with her best friend and boyfriend, Iesha and Chicago (played by Regina King and Joe Torry). In classic Hollywood type, the young woman's heart opens to her suitor's attentions as she finds a new meaning for life. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, and pop icon. ... South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the south and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. ... // A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply as Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. ... Regina King (born January 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film and television actress. ... Joe Torry Joseph Pierre Torry (born April 12, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. ...

Singleton named the film Poetic Justice because the main character, Justice, writes beautiful poems which she recites throughout the movie. The poems are in fact from Maya Angelou. Angelou also appears in the movie as one of three elderly sisters, May, June and April (Called the "Calendar Sisters") that the characters meet at a road side family reunion. The Chinese poem Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain by Emperor Gaozong (Song Dynasty) Poetry (from the Greek , poesis, making or creating) is a form of art in which language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning. ... Maya Angelou (IPA: [1]), born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 in St. ...

Full Cast

• Janet Jackson .... Justice
• Tupac Shakur .... Lucky
• Regina King .... Iesha
• Joe Torry .... Chicago
• Tyra Ferrell .... Jessie
• Roger Guenveur Smith .... Heywood
• Billy Zane .... Brad (STOCK FOOTAGE IN DRIVE-IN FILM)
• Khandi Alexander .... Simone
• Maya Angelou .... Aunt June
• Lori Petty .... Penelope (STOCK FOOTAGE IN DRIVE-IN FILM)
• Kimberly Brooks .... Kim
• Maia Campbell .... Shante
• Kina V. Cosper .... Female cousin
• John Cothran Jr. .... Uncle Earl
• Dina D. .... Dina
• Lloyd Avery II .... Thug #1
• Che Avery .... Thug #2
• James Deeth .... Helicopter pilot
• Norma Donaldson .... Aunt May
• Kelly Joe Dugan .... Truck driver
• Suliamen El Hadi .... Member, Last Poets
• Omar Ben Hassan .... Member, Last Poets
• Jalal Nuriddin .... Member, Last Poets
• Daoud Spencer .... Member, Last Poets
• Rene Elizondo .... E.J
• Dedrick D. Gobert .... Lloyd
• Miki Howard .... Maxine
• Baha Jackson .... Baha
• Patricia Y. Johnson .... Patricia
• Shannon Johnson .... Keisha
• Tone Lōc .... J Bone
• Special K. McCray .... Cousin Pete
• Q-Tip .... Markell
• Ernestine Reed .... Aunt April
• Crystal A. Rodgers .... Angel
• Eugene Tate .... Uncle Herb
• Keith Washington .... Dexter
• Rose Weaver .... Aunt Audrey

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Trivia

• Aspects of this film were parodied in Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood as well as other movies of the same genre.
• Janet Jackson's song "Again" was nominated for Best Song at the Academy Awards.
• Usher made an appearance on the Poetic Justice soundtrack with his first single "Call Me a Mack".
• Janet Jackson won two MTV Movie Awards for this film.
• The role of Lucky was originally written for Ice Cube, but Ice Cube was not interested at the time.
• The songs heard by Lucky's cousin Khalil are actually songs from Coolio's album "It Takes A Thief".

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External links

• Poetic Justice at the Internet Movie Database
• Poetic Justice: Filmmaking South Central Style
• Original Poetic Justice Script