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Hustle & flow - Terrence Dashon Howard, DJ Qualls, Ludacris, Taryn Manning, Craig Brewer

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Movie propaganda

Everybody gotta have a dream.

Rapper DJay (Terrence Dashon Howard) works the angles to get his first record made, with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that rap superstar Skinny Black (Ludacris) is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.

Theatrical propaganda posters

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Fim drama music crime rap hustle success fame DJ hip hop

Persons of interest

Terrence Dashon Howard .... DJay
DJ Qualls .... Shelby
Ludacris .... Skinny Black
Taryn Manning .... Nola
Anthony Anderson .... Key
Isaac Hayes
Taraji P Henson .... Shug
Elise Neal .... Yevette
Paula Jai Parker .... Lexus
Craig Brewer .... Screenwriter
Craig Brewer .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Hustle & flow official movie site
Hustle & flow film production notes (.rtf)
Hustle & flow QuickTime movie trailers:

Theatrical: 1 * 2
Featurette: Small * Medium * Large

Awards and film festivals:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2005: Nominated: Performance by an actor in a leading role (Terrence Howard), Achievement in music written for motion pictures - Original song (It's hard out here for a pimp - Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, Paul Beauregard)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2005: Nominated: Actor In A leading Role - Drama (Terrence Howard)
Independent Spirit Awards 2006: Nominated: Best male lead (Terrence Howard)
London Film Festival 2005: Film on the Square
MTV Movie Awards 2006: Nominated: Best performance (Terrence Howard), Best kiss (Taraji P Henson, Terrence Howard), Breakthrough performance (Taraji P Henson)
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2005: Nominated: Best actor (Terrence Howard), Best breakthrough filmmaker (Craig Brewer)
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005: Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Sundance Film Festival 2005: Won: Audience Award: Dramatic (Craig Brewer), Cinematography Award: dramatic (Amy Vincent); Nominated: Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic (Craig Brewer)