Directed by:F.Gary Gray,Produced by:Ice Cube,tomica Woods-
Wright,Matt Alvarez,F.Gary Gray,Scott
Bernstein,Dr.DreScreenplay by:Jonathan Herman,Andrea Berloff,Storyby:S.LeighSavidge,AlanWenkus,AndreaBerloff,Starring:O'SheaJackson,Jr.CoreyHawkins,JasonMitchell,PaulGiamatti,Musicby:JosephTrapanese,Cinematography:MatthewLibatique,Edited by:Billy Fox,Production,companies:Legendary Pictures,New Line Cinema,Cube Vision,Crucial Films,Broken Chair Flickz,Distributed by:Universal Pictures,Release dates:August 11, 2015 (Los Angeles premiere),August 14, 2015 (United States),Running time,147 minutes[1],CountryUnited States,Language:English,Budget $28 million[2],Box office:$201.6 million[2]
Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 American biographical drama film that chronicles the rise and fall of the Compton, California hip hop music group N.W.A. The film borrows its title from the name of their debut studio album and its title track. The film is directed by F. Gary Gray and stars O'Shea Jackson, Jr. as Ice Cube, Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, and Paul Giamatti as N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller. Among the film's producers are Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Eazy-E's widow, Tomica Woods-Wright, with MC Ren and DJ Yella as creative consultants.
The film was released on August 14, 2015, received positive reviews from critics[3][4] and made over $201 million worldwide. An album inspired by the film, Compton, was released by Dr. Dre on August 7, 2015, and debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 album chart.[5] The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.