Menace II Society 4K Ultra HD presents the Hughes brothers’ incendiary debut, a brutally honest portrait of violence, fate, and survival in South Central Los Angeles. Directed by Albert and Allen Hughes while still in their early twenties, the film follows young Caine Lawson as he comes of age amid cycles of crime and retribution shaped by his environment, family history, and closest friendships. Anchored by raw performances from Tyrin Turner and Larenz Tate, and marked by a propulsive visual style influenced by the directors’ work in hip-hop culture, Menace II Society delivers an unflinching examination of systemic despair and moral reckoning. More than a snapshot of its era, the film remains a stark and enduring cautionary tale about the devastating cost of hopelessness.

Film Info
United States
1993
97 minutes
Color
1.85:1
English

Menace II Society [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] w/slip

Name: Menace II Society [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] w/slip
Brand: Criterion Collection

$52.99

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4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration of the directors’ cut, supervised by director of photography Lisa Rinzler and codirector Albert Hughes
• 7.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• Original 2.0 surround soundtrack presented in DTS-HD Master Audio
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray disc with the film and special features
• Two archival audio commentaries from 1993 featuring directors Albert and Allen Hughes
• New selected-scene commentary with director of photography Lisa Rinzler
• Gangsta Vision, a 2009 featurette on the making of the film
• New conversation among Albert Hughes, screenwriter Tyger Williams, and film critic Elvis Mitchell
• New conversation among Allen Hughes, actor and filmmaker Bill Duke, and Mitchell
• Archival interview from 1993 with the Hughes brothers
• Music video for 2Pac’s “Brenda’s Got a Baby,” directed by the Hughes brothers
• Deleted scenes
• Film-to-storyboard comparison
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by film critic Craig D. Lindsey

New cover by Drusilla Adeline / Sister Hyde
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