Gangsta Vision - The Making of Menace II Society

[@jboyj7822]

O-Dogg is so goddamn crazy in this movie, but Larenz Tate is so calm and chill. Really great underrated actor.

[@fearlesscummings1089]

As long as we know how good of an actor he is, he'll never be under rated!!

[@capgpro100]

He's a great actor. His role after Menace was The Inkwell were he played a straight-up nerd. What a contrast.

[@OldManNutcakez]

@@capgpro100 He is actually pretty proud of that. Showed great range in his first two movies.

[@note2owns]

Lorenz Tate is a majorly skilled actor. He is the polar opposite of the O-Dogg character in real life. Its inspiring to watch interviews with him and to see how grounded and down to earth he is....

[@autisticus1678]

I think o-dog made this movie

[@benignobrionesiii]

I always thought that too

[@jordandavis3867]

Caine was no slouch neither...they both did.

[@marklouis1890]

Agreed. It should have been centered around him

[@UzziHD]

They both contrasted each other. Caine was the more deep dude with a conscience to an extent and O Dog was literally a menace lol

[@carcar5984]

I'll smoke ANYbody

[@elidonbardhi3257]

Too bad that the hood movie genre dies today nobody make movies like these anymore

[@mmac6454]

After the late 90s everything became cliché

[@that21yearoldweedsmokingfa85]

@@mmac6454 except for snow on tha bluff

[@mikecrider8478]

I was flipping through the channels in the middle of the night and just happened to turn this on right before the opening scene. I was absolutely blown away. In my opinion, this is one of the best films of this type ever made. Larenz Tate killed it.

[@Hustlerclub203]

When u realize that Kane is talking from the grave when he die at the end is bananas!!

[@bmrnvgga133]

Dying*

[@marklouis1890]

I didn't pick that up. The first time

[@ShawnC.T.]

This is one of my favorite movies ever, all of the actors/actresses in this made it so realistic, true professionals, this movie actually deserved much more acclaim than it ever got...

[@themadlad8540]

S. Chris T. this movie is corny

[@ShawnC.T.]

Charles Surber This movie is corny, lol, oh okay, if you say so, smh...

[@just.dariana6280]

Charles Surber so why you watch how it was made 😂

[@johnfakester5527]

Facts

[@johnfakester5527]

The mad lad Shut up bitch mad nigga you corny

[@justinhopper5941]

O-dog is a real scene stealer in this flick, he did a phenomenal job. It still blows my mind that the Hughes bros. We’re only 20 years old when they made this. Find me another director whose made something this amazing at that age.👌

[@HalfdeadRider]

John Singleton

[@justinhopper5941]

Halfdead Rider Nah, he was 22. That after school special hood movie isn’t on par with menace either. It just isn’t.

[@pianodreams8751]

Justin Hopper John Singleton

[@mattwebb9412]

@@justinhopper5941 loool really !??

[@westdallasboy4454]

My boy Marcus and I went to see this movie and all I can remember afterwards was riding around and thinking about the film all day and how much "Caine" seemed like guys we knew... One of my favorite movies hands down! I put this movie up there with "Shawshank", "Goodfellas", and "Casino"... I loved this movie far more than "Boyz N' the Hood"

[@1995RangeRover]

I saw this in the theater's 4 times back in '93 and it was crazy each time I watched it!

[@leedummett4412]

tyrin turner was perfectly cast as caine.

[@iaintmadatcha]

I've known quite a few O Doggs in my lifetime

[@aminc89]

they dont know that his character was more realistic then all the other ones

[@sandraruiz2212]

This is a classic hood movie. One of my favorites. It does show how life is for some and what the consequences can be of you live that type of life style. Nothing good comes from it. Death, prison, jail.

[@imthebrother]

Well said!

[@wdmobilenotaryllc7964]

Me and my Ethiopian friend Wodaje went opening night in Berkeley (they werent showing in Oakland at all). We were 14. Standing in line people walking out looked hella sad. I didnt know why. Of course I peeped by the end of the film. I remember the movie house was packed! Only available seats were front row. Cats in there smoking hella weed n talking hella loud lol every 20 or 30 seconds or somebodys beeper would go off lmao! #classicshit #90s #goldenera

[@aran125]

O dog was crazy. This was one violent movie. Sad story.

[@marklouis1890]

Very sad and depressing

[@lexluther919]

much difference compared to boyz n da hood...this movie show how they do it in the hood it covers so many basis ...boyz n da hood is the struggle of families show the chooses people make the body count is not like menace...but boyz n da hood got us ready for the menace

[@shamarmiller1281]

I watched this when I was around 7 with my dad . I was always exposed to hood movies and had a logical mind since a youth..also love the song Straight Up Menace by MC 8. Resonates with the movie so well

[@howey935]

I watched this movie with my grandad who was in his late 70s at the time and he enjoyed the movie.

[@MrJboogie04]

I was lucky enough to be in a TV production class with the Hughes brothers and I remember watching their homemade films in class. It doesn't suprise me that they were able to live their dream and become famous filmmakers. I just watched Dead Presidents and that film is really underrated. Its good to see filmmakers willing to take risks and make stories that don't always have a happy ending. We need more of this type of risk in todays Hollywood movies.

[@howey935]

I love the soundtrack to this movie.

[@AV-fb4ru]

This movie is so much deeper then it seems the movie is about sometimes when u decide to change it be to late and if u keep making wrong choices then everything will catch up to u in the end

[@dooky1089]

When i was 8, i was always trying to be like O-Dog. That mentality actually taught me to stand up for myself.

[@lasheemrichardson9283]

Dooky thats real

[@user-cd8te8rf8q]

We're in the same boat man. All time favourite movie

[@theloverswineverytime1625]

Damn! When you were EIGHT?!! 😂

[@yobitchaintsafe721]

Dooky I wanted to be o.dog... still do😂

[@pagancenturion94]

This comment made me take a dooky ;)

[@stocktonrob5029]

I had a 92 Candy green 5.0 mustang convertible on Dayton’s Vogues at the time this movie dropped. Luck would have it Cane wanted one and that’s what he drove in the Movie. My Ass count went out the roof and I became Legend. True story.

[@AngelicTroubleMaker-LaVooDoo24]

👏🏾👏🏾 I LOVED THE SOUNDTRACK !! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 When soundtracks were EXCELLENT!!!!!!

[@wdmobilenotaryllc7964]

Facts Queen👑👌🏾 Dope soundtrack!!

[@rhondahoward8025]

The casting choice was _perfect_ for O-Dogg. If they made him an obvious beef cake, that would've cheapened his character. Having him be this young, hot-blooded cat; _that's_ where the scare factor comes in. So much evil coming off of a person so small.

[@arieslanae3157]

Thank y’all for making this cuz this is my favorite movie❤️❤️And thank y’all for picking the people because Caine and O Dog as Tyrin and Larenz was perfect

[@Ramoa111]

every time l watch this movie l end up talking gangsta for a week lol

[@sandraruiz2212]

Fernando Ramoa I want a double burger WITH CHEESE!!! at the drive thru 😂

[@mikemay3237]

Lol. Same

[@innositaproduction]

Can we ALL just learn how to leave sequels alone 101? Our lives don't have sequels. The movie is perfect as is!

[@silverbackgorillagang8906]

One of my favorite movies of all time

[@nujerusalemtv809]

Being a filmmaker myself I find this very inspirational.

[@e84fresh]

I’m not going to lie when I was a kid O Dog scared the shit out of me. I think because he was so real. There were a guys that thought like O Dog in my neighborhood.

[@fy90s]

The script was ok, cliched and after school special esque, but what brought it to life was the visual style of the hughes brothers, and Larenz Tate's performance. Great 90s film, regardless.

[@ChromeTecNina]

Right? What got me the most was the grittiness of it. I remember being somewhere in my mid-teens when I first saw it and it was shocking

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

lettuceboys420 shiiit if anything boyz n the hood is more like the after school special shit if u ask me lol both films are tremendous but Boyz was more palatable to mainstream America. Menace was far grittier.

[@madmann1000]

@@AQUAPHREESH193 Yeah, but Boyz in the hood was more educational. Speaking on gentrification, state sanctioned violence and also the importance of education. Whereas Menace was just a straight up raw and gritty film with no real meaning outside of just hood living. Both movies serve and have a purpose and M2S is definitely more true to life.

[@OldManNutcakez]

How the fuck was it cliche? The movie starts off with the two main characters walking in for beer and having it turn into a double homicide & armed robbery in a matter of a minute. The opening scene was literally the shock factor that everyone spoke about back in the day, as they told others "You gotta see this movie"

[@donrendav]

Menace II Society is one of my top five "hood" movies. The acting in this movie is spot on.

[@HowardDaduk]

By contrast, watch Lorenze Tate in Dead Presidents. He has great range. He can be over the top, or the guy torn up from war. Great actor!

[@cberry205]

I was 11 when this movie came out and in my city it played in the most hood theater in my city I was like I’ll wait till it come out on vhs and blockbuster only had 2 copies that stayed checked out then after a month after it was released I finally got it and never took it back to blockbuster video.

[@dfwboxingisback9173]

I lived on 117/Broadway in the late 80's (on the border of Compton and Watts). Seen all the 'South Central' movies. This one, while not my favorite, was definitely the most real.

[@clownafra3236]

I lived and went to school in Inglewood CA, 104th and Crenshaw with that Crenshaw Mafia Gang (CMG's). I knew dudes who rapped in Bangin on Wax. All the stuff in this movie is normal to the people who live it. What else do we know until we get out. Kaine never found out, and so many others I knew personally never found out. I got out at 22 after my brother in law and I saw a dude get domed across the street walking with Yogie. I didn't know him because he just got out that day. My girl literally just walked in the door before the shooting started. The movies became real and she was devastated, wanting me to explain. Explain why he laid out there for hours waiting for a coroner. I saw my first body at 7 and she grew up with a piano in her house that she didn't have to learn to play for church. Sheltered, trusting and oblivious. There's no such thing as street smarts to people who don't live the life.

[@bglegomothers]

10:28 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🤭🤣🤭🤣🤭🤣☝🏽👂🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🕰🕰🕰🕰"hell na 6ut here you go" 🤭🤣🤭🤣🤭🤣🙌🏽☝🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😎😎😎😎😎🕰 CLASSIC!!!!!!

[@breaks3085]

Tupac couldn't have played o dog better than larenz Tate ... No way... Larenz is a very good actor...

[@fearlesscummings1089]

Pac was suppose to be Sharif. I think it was a good idea to bring in up and coming actors for this film.

[@charlesspeaksthetruth4334]

Tupac killed his role in Juice. Who knows, he might have played the character even better. We will never know. R.I.P.

[@jtadams101]

Spice 1 was originally considered for O-Dog and Tupac as Sharif.

[@droptv520]

@@charlesspeaksthetruth4334 word, Tate did his thing but who really knows. Thinkin about how well Pac played Bishop, he def woulda played the hell outta this role

[@droptv520]

Pac was supposed to play Shariff

[@juwancooper7637]

let's act like Spice 1 and 2Pac didn't supposed to be in the movie lol

[@sandraruiz2212]

But on the real we stay quoting this movie all these years 😂

[@paschallhouston]

Yes my favorite one. "Fuck that, where the money at?"O-Dogg.

[@stethompson1403]

Ay dog u strapped......You know thisssss

[@TURKISHKANGAL187]

When i saw this movie as a kid it gave me strong attitude and it showed me that i have fight for myself to stay alive in this fucking world. Menace is a Masterpiece.

[@nicholasburnett9269]

This movie still makes me cry....smh

[@delilahpuddingstash5592]

12:54 "I'll never forget this one guy" "I forget his name" lol

[@brianc1481]

Menace II Society is to hood movies what Platoon is to Vietnam War movies.

[@justinhopper5941]

Truth, And the what godfather is to mafia movies

[@lisamixx]

post more of documentaries like this

[@MrCalverino]

IF U WATCH THE BEGINNING SCENE WHERE O'DOG WALKS THE ASIAN LADY TO THE BACK- LOOK INTO THE REFLECTIVE MIRROR & YOU'LL SEE THE CAMERA CREW THERE

[@lewis1717]

MrCalverino i noticed that years ago too lol

[@nocturnalron69]

One of the greatest movies of all time. Hard to rank where on the list, but def a great movie.

[@sew04ss]

I like the natural beauty of Jada P, not the new version

[@gorillachilla]

mc eiht straight menace was a banger , this movie and boyz n the hood is the greatest movie ever made, period!!

[@_elie]

O-dog hair is so fresh and hes my fav all time charecter

[@3Daver]

Love Menace, it was one of the most real films from the 90s I'll never forget. I felt it represented poor minorities - not just black - but all the dynamics in the hood that people outside of it had no idea what it was like. Huge part of film history IMO. Side note: When the brothers mention Scarface as one of their inspirations, the video cuts to a shot from American Me, not Scarface.

[@equinox95]

There are only 3 movies with legendary status MENACE 2 SOCIETY, BOYZ N THE HOOD and JUICE . No movies have ever come close since the golden era.

[@theeorehekchannel]

Why Tyrin and Larenz Voice never got older LOL

[@TheEastside661]

Man oh man, Jada was just 🔥💦👅 in this movie.

[@juicer404]

still is

[@graysonagasiva9355]

Everything but her eyebrows

[@Authentic1874]

I knew this movie was bad for me to watch as a kid i loved it, the 90s were authentic as hell

[@manictiger]

3:08 The Watts riots actually got my grandparents a bigger business. Insurance.

[@xtraderpysquid8735]

Who can't love this movie, it's just a good movie in all aspects

[@HowardDaduk]

So between M2S and BITH, which movie drove the ultimate point home? Both characters, Doughboy and Caine ended up dying right at the end of the movie. I feel like Doughboy had the hardest life..living in his brother's shadow, a mom that really did not care for him. Caine at least had two grandparents that tried to show him love, but it wasn't enough to match what he got running about with his friends. Both films do a good job of showing how non-nuclear families can have an affect on young black men. The higher voices in each film, Furious and Sharif, were very different. Furious was trying to teach by example, from experience. Sharif on the other hand was just preaching, but not doing anything to remove himself from people he didn't seem to agree with. I find M2S to be a great cinematic film that gives real insight to how a young black man can easily take the wrong path. I feel like with BITH, you're kind if watching it from the sidelines a bit more. With that said, I think Lawrence Fishburne's portrayal of Furious was one of the finest acting jobs on modern film for that great character. To this day, I still think there is a lack of roles being portrayed of black fathers who are doing everything they can for their children as Furious' character did.

[@FreshPrinceOfWestEnd]

When you realize Big Smoke plays Chauncy...

[@mjolden]

ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS WATCH THE DAMN MOVIE, CJ!

[@tramainkemp9743]

I never knew!

[@jonathanakerele8006]

The actor's name is Clifton Powell. He was also in Deep Rising, 4 Points, and Bones.

[@sew04ss]

Jonathan Akerele and 2 of the friday movies

[@cdshawn]

And he played in a lot of great black movies, but he said he will not pigeon-holed me, I play in all the low budget hood movies also" and he did a great job in them, too many to name

[@OldManNutcakez]

The movie always struck me as real & raw, without holding anything back or making excuses. The ending, as much as you wanted it to be Hollywood, was inevitable, and deep inside, you kinda knew it. For the 90s hood films, it's in its own league, in my opinion.

[@DaLibraTay]

How old is Kane’s Grandfather he was the old man on Goodtimes that died. That was in the 1970’s

[@ahceda09]

Stacy still looks the same!!!

[@MaddSweetGT500]

It would have been EPIC if they also had cast Dj QUIK! Sonsidering they cast MC EIHT and all.

[@dub_a420]

MaddSweetGT500 that would be dope but Eiht n Quik were beefing at the time

[@jboyj7822]

Yeah man. He should’ve played Ilena’s cousin or the guy that shot Harold. That’d be crazy!

The black Goodfellas.

[@maniacmasturbator2411]

MP R it was very much influenced by Scorsese, the Hughes brothers are fans of him and talk about being influenced by him. The first half hour or so is very similar in structure to goodfellas, and there’s also some mean streets influence in there too

[@charlesderosas5577]

MP R exactly lol

[@kevinharvey7139]

Nah the black goodfellas is Paid in Full, another hood classic

[@TheDreamer452]

Yup N boyz n the hood is The Godfather

[@REPDAT5SIX2]

Bring it to the big screen.

[@leedummett4412]

its better than boyz in the hood.

[@marklouis1890]

It's more bleak then boyz n the hood

[@bda.1112]

Chauncey looks the same

[@billslover90]

one of my top 10 all time favs!! might not be better than boyz n the hood but sure does somewhere close

[@gcat1113]

How to escape poverty/get out hood: Finishe HS Get a job Don’t have kids out of wedlock. Tried and proven. Great movie 🎥

[@orlalolo4585]

20 odd years later and this still a movie I watch and boyz in da hood these remind me my late teens these and cheez an chong still smoking or what ever the hell how you pronunce their name, gang and weed movies were the shii back in early 90's

[@droptv520]

im almost sure the hughs bros probably taped the interviews they did when they researched in watts. whoever they interviewed, thats the video i wanna see lol

[@notchback93]

I’m split between bill duke or Charles Dutton on who has the best performance Menace

[@trenchbaby4076]

I’m 25 from the 60’s and 90’s riots late 90’s early 2000’s there was still debris from those riots in 99 to 2000

[@ChromeTecNina]

I'm just finding out that the Hughes Brothers basically grew up in Pomona which is my hometown. That's amazing. It's a pretty big city but we don't have that many large celebrities that are from here. I think Jessica Alba was born here and the rap group above the law and the rapper sugar-free that's all I can really think of.

[@ianvlogs4887]

If Tupac was in this movie it would have been consider the hood classic of all hood classics.. but since boyz n the hood has ice cube pop culture feels thats the best one. i still think menace is the best. when i first saw this shit as a kid i said no way they could air this shit with cousin harolds brains on the dashboard.

[@dooky1089]

Bobby Manna tbf, MC Eight was in this. But, i agree if Pac was in this it'd have a higher rating.

[@ianvlogs4887]

The D.O.C. Protége Yeah but ask a kid today who MC Eight they have no idea.

[@dooky1089]

Bobby Manna true.

[@brycelaveist4551]

Mike Bolton Larenz Tate did his thing i couldn't imagine anyone else playing that role

[@vegagenesis5446]

Mike Bolton PAC was suppose to play shareef

[@sierrasymone7590]

One of the greatest hood movies ever 💯

[@fendii-iso3860]

boyz n the hood

[@laquintaknox6719]

This is one of the best movies ever

[@fearlesscummings1089]

Spice 1 was suppose to play O-Dog! I think they casted the right person for the role! I think they should do another Menace called, "Kevin". O-Dog was arrested at the end of the movie getting inside the police car. The next movie should be about how he gets out of prison after doing 25 years and tries to help the community in which he caused so much carnage. Just an idea...

[@marklouis1890]

When was o dog arrested?

[@malfoelyfe1471]

It all make sense that o-dog was a savage from chiraq🤔

[@spiderloco97ecc47]

I was outside gang banging when this was filmed and released and when it hit its 10 year mark I had already attained G status in the set cuh.

[@jzblue345]

One of fav movies

[@charlesderosas5577]

Tyger Williams (screenwriter) looks like Lexington steele

[@yes-yd6xu]

need more real movies like this nowadays

[@davefilms345]

Remember this was held of from a video release in the UK for years

[@ccrdcd38]

wait wasnt caine in Janet Jackson rhythm nation video?

[@joshuaboyd1188]

yea that was another reason why the hughes brothers chose him to play caine....

[@ThaMizphit74]

He was in Michael Jordan's Playground too lol, and he was an extra in Deep Cover.

[@mancaveandgaragedesignsrec1492]

Caine’s ride was the shit!

[@rcjr1371]

This movie is just as good as 'Scarface' starring Al Pacino.

[@rickythompson3574]

I love it

[@kurtsno1309]

I like both menace ll society and scarface how menace is about a couple young kids doing crazy shit in a Crazy hood while in scarface its a crazy chico in a crazy city and wanting power over it

[@creemelchisholm9760]

Lorenz Tate made the movie what

[@hasanphelps6895]

Which movie is the best: Scarface, Menace to Society , New Jack City, Boyz in the hood or Juice?

[@sha11235]

This is the flip side of Boyz N the Hood.

[@frankthetank2284]

Right they're one in the same

[@marklouis1890]

Yup

[@eugenejackson2747]

Loved it ❤

[@kjrocketkid_100hill6]

If i was famous i would want to meet every single celebrity in tell them i watched all there movies as I growed up in wanted to meet them.

[@Bloodpressure420]

Greatest movie of all time

[@tbonesouthsider4720]

Best movie ever

[@angelortega6659]

Yeah people were crying shiet they probably just had several funerals to attend that year and last and some just got smoked last week...then it shows the good times ...the cook outs, the homie love, night outs , and just how fast it all gets took if caught slipping. no Time for school just money and surviving, and in Kane case like few of us.....trying to make it out....only like 1 outta 30 did w out dying.

[@winningbigly9012]

I remember this one guy...I forgot his name

[@sew04ss]

@9:59 thats funny he said that because later he made a movie where him and his buddies took a homeless guy(Ice T) in the woods and hurted him like an animal

[@MrG2022-o2t]

The US has some deep issues in its major cities and for this country to try too at like that issue don't exist is to say this movie is a fairytale .when we know better. this movie said something that was powerful only problem,the power to be ignored as just being a movie!

[@sirawesomemcdouglas5720]

AJ Johnson was had a perfect cameo!

[@Kobe3169]

what movie is that at 1:43?

[@bealgates8594]

How Stacy still look the same lol