Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

Director:

Lauren Lazin

Release Date:

14 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Tagline:

In his own words

Plot:

Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time. |

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Tupac Shakur	...	Himself (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rappin' 4-Tay	...	Himself (archive footage)
Conrad Bain	...	(archive footage)
Bill Bellamy	...	Himself (archive footage)
William J. Bennett	...	Himself (archive footage)
The Notorious B.I.G.	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Biggie Smalls)
Todd Bridges	...	(archive footage)
Pat Buchanan	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Cagney	...	(archive footage)
Connie Chung	...	Herself (archive footage)
Eldridge Cleaver	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver	...	Herself (archive footage)
Gary Coleman	...	(archive footage)
Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Puffy Combs)
Chris Connelly	...	Himself (archive footage)
Anthony 'Treach' Criss	...	Himself (archive footage)
Peter Criss	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nancy Davis	...	Herself (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bob Dole	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dr. Dre	...	Himself (archive footage)
Doctor Dré	...	Himself (archive footage)
Eazy-E	...	Himself (archive footage)
Omar Epps	...	(archive footage)
Faith Evans	...	Herself (archive footage)
Fab 5 Freddy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ace Frehley	...	Himself (archive footage)
Yafeu Fula	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ed Gordon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jasmine Guy	...	Herself (archive footage)
Arsenio Hall	...	Himself (archive footage)
Fred Hampton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins	...	(archive footage)
Albert Hughes	...	Himself (archive footage)
Allen Hughes	...	Himself (archive footage)
Humpty Hump	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Shock G)
Ice-T	...	Himself (archive footage)
Janet Jackson	...	(archive footage)
Jesse Jackson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Johnny J	...	Himself (archive footage)
Khalil Kain	...	(archive footage)
Regina King	...	(archive footage)
Rodney King	...	Himself (archive footage)
Marion 'Suge' Knight	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kurupt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kurt Loder	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ed Lover	...	Himself (archive footage)
Harold McCoo	...	Himself (archive footage)
Money-B	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Norris	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	(archive footage)
Dan Quayle	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Vice President Dan Quayle)
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Simon Rex	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tim Roth	...	Himself (archive footage)
Afeni Shakur	...	Herself (archive footage)
Al Sharpton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gene Simmons	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Singleton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gene Siskel	...	Himself (archive footage)
Will Smith	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tabitha Soren	...	Herself (archive footage)
Paul Stanley	...	Himself (archive footage)
C. Delores Tucker	...	Herself (archive footage)
Voletta Wallace	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dionne Warwick	...	Herself (archive footage)
Marlon Wayans	...	Himself (archive footage)
Chris Webber	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bokeem Woodbine	...	(archive footage)

Directed by
Lauren Lazin

Produced by
Karolyn Ali	....	producer
Richard Burrier	....	senior associate producer
Michael Cole	....	co-producer
Tyrone D. Dixon	....	line producer
David Gale	....	executive producer
Katy Garfield	....	associate producer
Gobi	....	field producer
Barion Grant	....	associate producer
Preston L. Holmes	....	producer
Azon Juan	....	associate producer
Abbie Kearse	....	producer: interview segment
Dina Lapolt	....	co-producer
Lauren Lazin	....	producer
Jonathan Mussman	....	line producer
Afeni Shakur	....	executive producer
Van Toffler	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Jon Else

Film Editing by
Richard Calderon

Production Management
Paul Leonardo Jr.	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Richard Calderon	....	sound editor
Dale Chase	....	assistant sound editor
Christopher Koch	....	sound editor
Christopher Koch	....	sound editor
Susan Pelino	....	sound editor
Susan Pelino	....	sound mixer (as Sue Pelino)
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Brian Scott Benson	....	visual effects
Aaron Kent	....	digital artist
Stephanie Masarsky	....	visual effects producer
Mark Thompson	....	digital artist
Anna Toonk	....	visual effects coordinator

Animation Department
Tom Karras	....	coloring assistant
Aaron Kent	....	lead animator

Editorial Department
Eric Alvarado	....	colorist
George Bunce	....	on-line editor: high definition video
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer
Peter Heady	....	on-line editor: HDTV
Danny Hogan	....	assistant on-line editor: HDTV
Gary Scarpulla	....	video colorist

Music Department
Molly Monjauze	....	music coordinator
Afeni Shakur	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Bruce Adams	....	visual design associate producer
Benjamin Murray	....	titles
Michael Rapaport	....	business manager
Jane Sangster	....	principal interviews by
Tom Schaus	....	helicopter pilot
Barry Owen Smoler	....	production associate

Thanks
Mark Doctrow	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Amaru Entertainment Inc.
• MTV Films

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Pictures
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Argentina) (all media)

Other Companies

• Postworks New York  digital intermediate
• RIDICULOUS Pictures  archive footage

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and images of drugs, violence and sex.

Runtime:

Argentina:112 min | USA:112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Amaru Entertainment Inc.

Trivia:

Eminem produced three songs for the film's soundtrack free of charge as a sign of respect to Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur.

Movie Connections:

References Scarface (1983)

Soundtrack:

Hit Em Up

Outstanding.

First of all, let me say that I am biased, I think the world of Tupac. That said, this is his (and his mother's) mission statement for his life and death and everything in between. I have followed 'Pac for almost 10 years now, and my obsession for him has only grown deeper and deeper as the years, months, even days have passed since his departure from the music game.

When I first heard about this film, I thought it was going to be another video release accounting his legacy and mystery. I had no idea that it had a theatrical release date until a few months ago. Then I started hearing the hype behind it, and really started to anticipate it strongly. I informed all my friends and anyone else who shared the same passion of 'Pac as I, of it's existence and when it was close to release. After reading some very positive advance reviews from "Rolling Stone" and a few other publications, my anxiety only increased. It hits it's peak when I saw that ROGER EBERT gave it 3 1/2 out of a possible 4 stars. I saw the film tonight at an 8:00 showing fully prepared sportin' my 'Pac t shirt, ticket stub in my hand, and an unmistakable grin of happiness of things to come. One word: OUTSTANDING. Afeni, Mtv, and Paramount were really, really, really seriously devoted to this project!

I don't want give anything at all away to either serious 2pac devotees or casual fans, but EVERYTHING you ever needed to know, or wanted to know about him, is presented in ACES. I rated this documentary a 9 out of 10 stars on the Imdb scale. To sum up, I really and truly believe it is an enormous shame that some people just don't understand or "get" how iconic and influential Tupac was on both the music industry and to a certain extent society as well. He was WAY, WAY more than just a "rapper", he was an IMPACT!

2PAC FOR EVER.