Straight Outta Compton Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.

Cited as official plot version

Drama True Story Mystery

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Straight Outta Compton.

• C
  Corey Hawkins

  ... Dr. Dre

  The Piano Lesson, Crime 101

• J
  Jason Mitchell

  ... Eazy-E

  Superfly, Detroit

• O
  Oshea Jackson Jr

  ... Ice Cube

Crew Behind the Film

The Straight Outta Compton behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Andrea Berloff last wrote The Mother and The Kitchen.

Director

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Screenwriters

Andrea Berloff
Leigh Savidge
Alan Wenkus

Producers

Matt Alvarez
Ice Cube
David Engel
Bill Strauss

Production Details

What we know about the Straight Outta Compton movie production.

Production Updates for Straight Outta Compton

Apr 2015

Completed

Changed Straight Outta Compton movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jun 2014

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Mar 2014

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Universal is casting and production is to begin this summer.

Apr 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

May 2010

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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