Juice Movie Premiere
Tupac's 1992 acting debut as Bishop in Ernest Dickerson's Harlem thriller.
Juice is a 1992 American crime thriller directed by Ernest R. Dickerson in his directorial debut, written by Dickerson and Gerard Brown, and starring Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine Hopkins and Khalil Kain. It follows four Black youths in Harlem through their daily lives, run-ins with police misconduct, rival gangs and their families.
Quick Facts
- Released
- 1992
- Director
- Ernest R. Dickerson
- Writers
- Dickerson, Gerard Brown
- Cast
- Omar Epps
- Tupac Shakur
- Jermaine Hopkins
- Khalil Kain
- Filmed
- Harlem, 1991
Lore & Background
The film was Shakur's first acting role, as well as the first for Epps and Kain, and was shot in Harlem in 1991. Roland Bishop, Quincy "Q" Powell, Raheem Porter and Eric "Steel" Thurman skip school, hang out at an arcade and a record store, and are harassed by police and a Puerto Rican gang led by Radames.
Reader's Guide
Tired of the harassment, Bishop pushes the group to rob a convenience store to win respect; Q, worried about a DJ competition, goes along reluctantly. During the robbery Bishop shoots the owner, Fernando Quiles, and the four flee.
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