8 MILE

 

Eminem, Eugene Byrd, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy

Universal Pictures; Directed by Curtis Hanson

118 Minutes; Rated R

 

 

Superstar rapper Eminem stars in this story loosely based on his own life.  Set in Detroit at the city limit known as 8 Mile, white rapper Jimmy Smith, Jr. finds himself physically and psychologically trapped in a bleak and difficult world.  He finds the only way to transcend his present situation is through words and music.

 

PROMOTION IDEA:

 

Show this film with other movies that star rappers (The Wash, Gridlock’d, Gang Related, Fast and the Furious, Training Day, etc.)

 

Give away rapper Eminem’s CD to the first 10 people at your show.