Juice (1992 film)

Juice
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ernest R. Dickerson
Screenplay by	Gerard Brown Ernest R. Dickerson
Story by	Ernest R. Dickerson
Produced by	David Heyman Neal H. Moritz Peter Frankfurt
Starring	Omar Epps Jermaine Hopkins Khalil Kain Tupac Shakur
Cinematography	Larry Banks
Edited by	Sam Pollard Brunilda Torres
Music by	Hank Shocklee and The Bomb Squad
Production companies	Island World Moritz-Heyman
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 17, 1992 (1992-01-17)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million[1]
Box office	$20.1 million[2]

Juice is a 1992 American crime drama thriller film directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, and written by Dickerson and Gerard Brown. It stars Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine Hopkins and Khalil Kain. The film touches on the lives of four black youths growing up in Harlem, following their day-to-day activities, their struggles with police harassment, rival neighborhood gangs and their families.^[3]

The film is the writing and directing debut of Dickerson and features Shakur in his acting debut. The film was shot in New York City, mainly in the Harlem area, in 1991.^[4]