Product Information
Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man who is desperate to make a better life for himself. Jimmy Smith, Jr., better known as Rabbit, is destined for a life of squalor. Living in a cramped trailer with his deadbeat mom (Kim Basinger), Rabbit works in a factory to make ends meet. His only outlet is hip-hop. Possessing a talent for freestyle rapping, Rabbit still hasn't managed to unleash his true potential. But his best friend, Future (Mekhi Phifer), is determined to make that happen. Future forces Rabbit to enter a freestyle battle that he blew the week before, giving him another chance at redemption. Hanson's stellar portrait of lower-class urban disillusionment, shot with uncompromisingly gritty realism by Rodrigo Prieto, proves that the issue is no longer about race, it's about money. Eminem delivers a bold performance as the troubled youngster who is still trying to find his place in a harsh, cruel world.Product Identifiers
UPC0025192129315
eBay Product ID (ePID)111742743
Product Key Features
ActorKim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Eminem, Brittany Murphy
EditionCanadian; Universal 100th Anniversary; Includes Digital Copy
Movie/TV Title8 Mile
DirectorCurtis Lee Hanson, Curtis Hanson
FormatBlu-ray/Dvd
Release Year2012
GenreDrama
Sub-GenrePop Music
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display FormatCanadian; Universal 100th Anniversary; Includes Digital Copy
Leading RoleKim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Eminem, Brittany Murphy
Release Date20120110
Film CountryUSA