Biggie and Tupac (2002)

Director: Nick Broomfield  
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Product Summary
Publisher: FIRST LOOK HOME ENTERTAIN
Format: DVD
UPC: 00698368110891
Buy.com Sku: 203404474
Item#: V2FRS7
Category Keywords: African American Cinema  African Americans  Crime  Documentary  Murder  Music (General)  Rap Artists  Rap Music  Rap/Hip Hop  Theatrical Release 
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Features: DVD, No Longer Produced
 


Editor's Note

In this probing documentary from director Nick Broomfield, the notoriously abrasive Englishman conducts his own investigation of two separate drive-by shootings that took the lives of rappers Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur in the late 1990s. Starting with the original police investigations, Broomfield attempts to knit together pieces of information while establishing the framework of the Los Angeles gangsta rap scene. He also presents home video footage of the rappers before they became household names. But it's when Broomfield tracks down former LAPD officer Russell Poole that the conspiracy theory begins to emerge. Poole has been working incessantly to expose corruption within the Los Angeles Police Department, collecting evidence that connects off-duty police officers to the murders of both rappers. Also targeted is Death Row Records head honcho Marion "Suge" Knight, whose well-documented criminal tactics lead Broomfield to implicate Knight as a key figure in both murders. A brief interview with Knight in prison proves futile, leaving Broomfield with an endless supply of questions but no concrete answers. In true Broomfield fashion, BIGGIE AND TUPAC comes off more as an entertaining shockumentary than a serious work of cinematic journalism, but it is this tone that makes it virtually impossible to dismiss.

 
Features
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes (15) Introduced by Nick Broomfield
Interview With Nick Broomfield
Audio Commentary: Nick Broomfield - Director
Interactive Features:
Scene Selection
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies
Discographies:
1. Tupac Shakur
2. Biggie Smalls






 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: FIRST LOOK HOME ENTERTAIN
Release Date: 1/3/2007
Running Time: 107 minutes
Original Release Date: 2002
Catalog ID: 1108-7
UPC: 00698368110891
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Nick Broomfield - Featured
Voletta Wallace - Featured
Russell Poole - Featured
Nick Broomfield - Producer
Joan Churchill - Director of Photography
Tupac Shakur - Subject
Biggie "The Notorious B.I.G." Smalls - Subject
Marion "Suge" Knight - Producer
Michele D'Acosta - Producer
Christian Henson - Music
Nick Broomfield - Director

 
Professional Reviews
Box Office
"...BIGGIE & TUPAC delves into these murders with shocking and stunning results....The documentary maintains an enticing maverick quality throughout..." 08/01/2002 p.56

USA Today
"...The filmmaker doggedly bumbles around into places he's not wanted, not always getting direct answers. But sometimes a squirm is worth a thousand words..." 09/27/2002 p.16D

Los Angeles Times
"...A gripping investigation into the murders of rap rivals and former friends Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace..." 10/04/2002 p.C1

Entertainment Weekly
"...Broomfield leaves you with questions that few investigators have even dared to ask..." 10/04/2002 p.125

Mojo
"[Broomfield's] journey into rap's heart of darkness proved revelatory." 12/01/2004 p.63

  
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