Poetic Justice

Name: Poetic Justice
Director: John Singleton
Released: 1993
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King, Joe Torry, Khandi Alexander

1993 · 109 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 17,257 VOTES · DIR. John Singleton

Overview

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha, and Iesha's postal worker boyfriend, Chicago. Along for the ride is Chicago's co-worker, Lucky, to whom Justice grows close after some initial problems. But is she ready to open her heart again?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,085 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:40 -You like the wine? -Very much.

00:05:52 So I shot.

00:10:18 Baha? Baby, do me a favour.

00:13:32 Y'all didn't get nothing but bills.

00:17:01 -You gonna bring a yamp? -Here you go. You gonna bring a yamp?

00:20:44 -What you mean, she call you Daddy? -Just what I said.

00:24:00 -Who is this motherfucker? -Mind your own motherfucking business.

00:28:31 Like a blow dryer or a good hairbrush.

00:35:03 Somebody could listen to our tape. I ain't got to do this post office shit.

00:39:19 Go ahead and make your seat belts click, baby.

00:44:21 Chicago, wake up. Lucky's leaving Justice.

00:47:54 Money? You giving that hoe money?

00:51:49 -Say... -What?

00:55:38 -lesha. This is my husband, Chicago. -Chi-Town, how you doing?

00:58:51 -And what's the type? -I don't know.

01:02:15 -What's wrong with you, man? -I can't talk to nobody?

01:05:22 -You old cow, come on. -You a cow!

01:08:48 -Don't be even trying that shit. -Yes, you are.

01:13:01 lesha. Oh, man.

01:16:22 -How much shit I gotta take off you? -Get the fuck off of her!

01:21:41 Anyway, so because of that, my grandmamma used to say...

01:30:44 Instead of swinging at him, you should have gave him some.

01:37:26 I'm a woman, phenomenally Phenomenal woman, that's me

01:41:54 And I had a lot on my mind.

Cast & Characters

Janet Jackson Justice Tupac Shakur Lucky Regina King Iesha Joe Torry Chicago Khandi Alexander Simone Maya Angelou Aunt June Ché J. Avery Thug #2 Lloyd Avery II Thug #1 Kimberly Brooks Kim Rico Bueno Ticket Taker

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,085

Dialogue density10.0 lines / min

First line00:00:40

Final line01:41:54

Production Record

DirectorJohn Singleton

LanguageEnglish

Budget$14,000,000

Revenue$27,515,786

IMDb votes17,257