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This powerful look at day-to-day life in '90s Harlem focuses on Q (Omar Epps), an aspiring disc jockey, and his teenage friends-Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Raheem (Khalil Kain), and Steel (Jermaine Hopkins)-who have to make a difficult decision: Walk the straight and narrow or lead a life of crime. Eventually, following the death of a friend, they decide they have to rob a neighborhood store to get the respect-or "juice"-they feel they're due. With Samuel L. Jackson, Queen Latifah; Ernest R. Dickerson directs. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English.

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Q. Raheem. Bishop. Steel. They’re four Harlem friends who spend their days hanging out and looking for a way to get the power and respect they call Juice. Q (Omar Epps) hopes to earn respect by becoming a scratch ‘n’ mix DJ. Bishop (Tupac Shakur) has a deadlier plan. He wants to take it through an armed robbery. And he wants his crew to be with him. Ernest R. Dickerson, the acclaimed cinematographer whose collaborations with Spike Lee include Do The Right Thing and Malcolm X,makes his directorial debut with this powerful morality take steeped in ‘90s urban lifestyle. Features the cutting-edge music of Eric B. & Rakim, Naughty by Nature, Big Daddy Kane, Salt N’ Pepa and others. Juice has the juice.