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Diamond is a rap musician in Brooklyn who, along with his pal Gage, is trying to lay down some tracks in a studio. To get the money to pay he runs drugs for Mr B but he needs a lot more cash both for his girlfriend and his recently-widowed father. Gage steals him some but it turns out to be Mr B's money - and he wants it back...Product Identifiers
ProducerGuy Oseary, Happy Walters, Gary Ventimiglia
EAN5017239191664
eBay Product ID (ePID)3949890
Product Key Features
ActorPras, Ja Rule, John Ralston, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jason Statham, Tamala Jones
Film/TV TitleTurn It Up
DirectorRobert Adetuyi
FormatDVD
Release Year2002
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesTrailer-1. Original Theatrical Trailer
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Production DesignerIna Mayhew
ReviewsLos Angeles Times - ...Pras is poised and persuasive, but it is rapper Ja Rule, in his acting debut, who energizes the entire film....TURN IT UP boasts strong musical selections an and effective score..., New York Times - ...[Writer/director Robert Adetuyi] has a sharp ear for streetwise dialogue and an eye for seedy urban ambiance...
Additional InformationRapper Pras Michel (of the Fugees) stars in this tale of a gifted young musician with big dreams. Partially based on Pras's autobiographical book and album GHETTO SUPASTAR, the story also features other real-life musicians, such as Ja Rule, Faith Evans, Bootsy Collins (who plays himself), Harry-O, and MTV host DJ Skribble. Pras is Diamond, who's involved in the drug world with his childhood best friend Gage (Ja Rule), but wants to get out and be legitimate in order to to pursue his musical career. Gage believes in Diamond, but knows they need money to get anywhere, and he's willing to do anything to get it. His impulsive hotheadedness soon gets both men into more trouble than they can handle, compounded when Diamond's girlfriend announces she's pregnant. When Diamond's estranged father comes back into his life after the sudden death of his mother, they find common ground in the music they both love. But Diamond's pulled in two directions: toward his dreams, his girl, and his family, and toward his loyalty to his best friend. TURN IT UP is a gritty, realistic portrayal of urban life and undying dreams.
Executive ProducerLennox Parris, Lester Parris
ScreenwriterRobert Adetuyi
MusicPras Michel
Costume DesignerMimi Melgaard
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0
Movie/TV TitleTurn It Up
EditorJeff Freeman
Director of PhotographyHubert Taczanowski