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Poetic Justice is a 1993 drama/romance film starring Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King and Joe Torry. It was directed by John Singleton. 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. Janet Jackson received a nomination to Academy Awards for Best Original Song, with the Billboard Hot 100 number one song, "Again".

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 (Q-Tip), 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.
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 Last Poets make an appearance toward the end of the film.
Rating R Strong Language,Sexual Content and Violence

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
Jenifer Lewis .... Annie
Kina V. Cosper .... Female cousin
John Cothran Jr. .... Uncle Earl
Matt Hardy....Joseph
Lloyd Avery II .... Thug #1
Che Avery .... Thug #2
James Deeth .... Helicopter pilot
Mario Kassar .... Helicopter pilot 2/Manager in Mail Office
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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