How John Singleton's Childhood Inspired "Boyz n the Hood" - "Late Night With Conan O'Brien"

(Original airdate: 01/04/95) Writer/director John Singleton discusses attending film school at USC and his movie "Higher Learning." Plus, John shares how his adolescence inspired "Boyz N the Hood."
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[@onironauta_86]

It's so refreshing to see a TV host not interrumpting the guest on a serious interview. This Conan guy, has a great future ahead.

[@scruffd0g193]

I Know Right, Conan is the GOAT.

[@onironauta_86]

@@scruffd0g193 he is, and will always be.

[@joshualoreto3025]

haha this is a truther. I know he has the podcast now, but there's something important of seeing a late-night host on television not interrupting their guest explaining or telling a story.

[@julyann2010]

“This Conan guy has a great future ahead” ladies and gentlemen we have proof of time travel right here.

[@moeb1866]

The first part of interview was about the movie "Higher Learning" just in case people don't know

[@jae_tinoe]

I myself was thinking they put the wrong movie title

[@ringbling420]

RIP John Singleton taken way too soon.

[@average7101]

I'm really going to miss Conan

[@damnmuggle]

He’s going to be on hbo max

[@demitasse22]

I cannot handle this

[@threatassessment606]

Where ya gotta pay$ 15 or whatever

[@MrHeHim]

Conan needs a friend

[@lordmonty9421]

Yes. We've all grown accustomed to clips from this era being "retro Conan," but now...his entire Late Night / Tonight Show / TBS history is retro. But, you know, his podcast keeps kicking ass, and I look forward to him doing new stuff / breaking the format.

[@rob_4227]

I love how Conan always had amazing taste in his guests. He highlighted great art and voices over the years.

[@dominionarts8017]

Rest peacefully John. You will be missed greatly.

[@scorpiiosun]

Beautiful Interview Conan!

[@JamoSimcity47]

Damn, ima miss Conan. Truly hate that I never got to see him live....😔🤧

[@demitasse22]

SAME

[@LosDefinit]

RIP to a legend. Conan a beast as usual.

[@JprimeWorld]

I've been watching this and so many great Conan clips now that they've been made them all available in Canada

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

I saw his Higher Learning when I was in high school and tbh it kind of intimidated me and I thought college was going to be socially frightening. It was the total opposite. If that movie was the dark, my entire experience was the light. Very fortunate maybe, but very happy.

[@A90skidAu]

great interview, feels like a podcast. NOW MAKE HIM PLAY A FUNNY GAME

[@gnooy13mdfk]

great talk

[@jeremygrein9197]

Ahead of his time about fascism.

[@patreekotime4578]

Not really... it was getting started then. I guess that is about the time that the zealots started realizing America was never going to go back to the 50s.

[@gladitsnotme]

No, he was right on time, the rest of yall are just always LATE

[@Gravy_Jones22]

When you deny your own races problems and just blame fascism or white people, you're the problem

[@demitasse22]

@@Gravy_Jones22 what?

[@walnuthead]

@@Gravy_Jones22 lol found the fascist

[@oliverrojas3185]

Conan O" Brien,,Thanks

[@marcjameswhelan6231]

What a man

[@nijabenin7582]

John Singleton had alot of unfinished business and stories to tell.

[@apolloforabetterfuture4814]

"America's becoming more fascist" Jesus. Very prescient comment

[@chadwickerman]

He was seeing it in the 90s. How far America's fallen down the conservative fascist hole since then.

[@aspaceproductions]

@@chadwickerman Yet, Liberals are now doing what the Conservatives were doing in the 90's. Yet, somehow it was just conservatives? Kinda funny how people think only one side of the two party system is fascist lol.

[@hannibalb8276]

@@aspaceproductions >Yet, Liberals are now doing what the Conservatives were doing in the 90's They are? Such as? Democrats in America are firmly centrist. It's not our fault republicans have moved much, much further right than they were even in the 90s. In the 90s someone like Liz Cheney was the most hardline conservative republican you could find. Now she is getting cancelled by the republican party for not bowing down to trumper orthodoxy.

[@hannibalburgers477]

>fAsChIsT fell for the meme

[@hannibalb8276]

@@hannibalburgers477 is this supposed to be coherent?

[@NikolaSekuloski]

95 was long time ago

[@gilliganmcneuter3922]

It always blows me away when Encino is referenced as if it's the hills of Beverly or something It's next door to Reseda I went to Reseda High continuation My brother went to Reseda High and then lived with his friend's family in South Central during The riots My brother is a redhead Takes all kinds I guess you could say

[@platogenova9573]

What’s etneticity?

[@richiecuna5781]

im going to the store anyways

[@mariarahelvarnhagen4963]

Nobody ever won comedy with Volition before, Trophy

[@mariarahelvarnhagen4963]

-Didn'tBust

[@feris33]

Uploaded on the 30th Anniversary of Boyz N The Hood release date. Well-played Team Coco. Well-played!

[@thebatman9309]

Yo

[@baponoi1489]

Bro?

[@taylor860gang]

Bro?

[@kingman2332]

Not even a minute into it and he's talking about America becoming a fascist country... in 1995. I wonder why this clip was posted?

[@user-uk8gx3eb9i]

This is how Beckett looks now 😂