Directed by John Singleton Written by John Singleton Cast Hudhail Al-Amir ... S.A.T. Man Lloyd Avery II ... Knucklehead #2 Angela Bassett ... Reva Styles Miya McGhee ... Female Club Member (as Mia Bell) Lexie Bigham ... Mad Dog Kenneth A. Brown ... Little Chris Nicole Brown ... Brandi - Age 10 Ceal ... Sheryl Morris Chestnut ... Ricky Baker Darneicea Corley ... Keisha John Cothran ... Lewis Crump (as John Cothran Jr.) Ice Cube ... Doughboy / Darren Na'Blonka Durden ... Trina (as Na' Blonka Durden) Susan Falcon ... Mrs. Olaf Jessie Lawrence Ferguson ... Officer Coffey (as Jesse Ferguson) Tyra Ferrell ... Mrs. Baker Laurence Fishburne ... Furious Styles (as Larry Fishburne) Dedrick D. Gobert ... Dooky Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Tre Styles Regi Green ... Chris (as Redge Green) Kareem J. Grimes ... Ice Cream Truck Kid Tammy Hanson ... Rosa Valentino D. Harrison ... Bobby - Age 10 (as Valentino Harrison) Desi Arnez Hines II ... Tre - Age 10 Baha Jackson ... Doughboy - Age 10 Dee Dee Jacobs ... Renee Kirk Kinder ... Officer Graham Meta King ... Brandi's Mom Regina King ... Shalika Leanear Lane ... Gangster #2 Nia Long ... Brandi Whitman Mayo ... The Old Man Donovan McCrary ... Ricky - Age 10 Don Nelson ... Gangster #1 Jimmy Lee Newman ... Kid Malcolm Norrington ... Knucklehead #1 Alysia Rogers ... Shanice (as Alysia M. Rogers) Esther Scott ... Tisha's Grandmother Leonette Scott ... Tisha Vonte Sweet ... Ric Rock (as Vonté Sweet) Baldwin C. Sykes ... Monster Raymond D. Turner ... Ferris Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker ... Yo-Yo (as Yolanda Whittaker) Uncredited Cast John Singleton ... Mailman Produced by Steve Nicolaides Original Music by Stanley Clarke

Additional Info Premiere: May 13, 1991 Theatrical Release: July 12, 1991 DVD Release: July 14, 1998 Blu-ray Release: July 19, 2011 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Columbia Pictures Distributors Columbia Pictures   (1991) (USA) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1992) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) CBS   (1995) (USA) (TV) The Criterion Collection   (USA) (all media) (laserdisc) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.8 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,192 / 20,684 Site Ranking #1,188 Mr. Brooks (2007) #1,189 Scary Movie 3 (2003) #1,190 Shoot 'Em Up (2007) #1,191 Defiance (2008) #1,192 Boyz N The Hood (1991) #1,193 House Of Gucci (2021) #1,194 Billy Madison (1995) #1,195 Evan Almighty (2007) #1,196 Fun With Dick And Jane (2005)