Menace II Society is a 1993 hood film and the directorial debut of twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes. Menace II Society is set in South Central Los Angeles and follows the life of a hoodlum named Caine Lawson and his close friends. The film gained notoriety for its frequent scenes of violence, profanity, and drug-related content. Menace II Society was critically acclaimed for its gritty portrayal of urban violence and its powerful underlying messages. The film begins with a cold open as Caine Lawson and his best friend Kevin Anderson enter a local store to buy two bottles of malt liquor... as the Korean storekeeper and his wife eye them suspiciously. The couple repeatedly exhorts them to pay and leave, even as O-Dog and Caine approach the register to do so. An argument ensues and while Caine drinks his beer, the now irritated O-Dog shoots, kills and robs the storekeeper. He then kills the wife and takes the store video surveillance tape. Frightened, Caine drops his bottle and beckons his friend to flee the scene as police sirens advance nearby.
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| Release date: | May 26, 1993 |
| Directed by: | Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 97 Minutes |
| Producer: | Darin Scott |
| Editor: | Christopher Koefoed |
| Music by: | Quincy Jones III |
| Cinematography: | Lisa Rinzler |
| Screenplay by: | Tyger Williams |
| Estimated budget: | $3,500,000 |