Tupac: Resurrection
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Tupac: Resurrection is a 2003 documentary about the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur
. The film, directed by Lauren Lazin
and released by Paramount Pictures
, is narrated by Tupac Shakur himself. The film was in theaters from November 16, 2003 to December 21, 2003. As of July 1, 2008 it had earned over $7.8 million, making it the 11th-highest-grossing documentary film in the United States - (in nominal dollars, from 1982 to the present). The film was nominated for an Academy Award.
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
. The film, directed by Lauren Lazin
Lauren Lazin
Lauren Lazin is an award-winning filmmaker whose first feature film, Tupac: Resurrection was nominated for a 2005 Academy Award. Her follow-up film, I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust was nominated for two 2006 Emmy Awards, and was named Best Documentary by...
and released by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, is narrated by Tupac Shakur himself. The film was in theaters from November 16, 2003 to December 21, 2003. As of July 1, 2008 it had earned over $7.8 million, making it the 11th-highest-grossing documentary film in the United States - (in nominal dollars, from 1982 to the present). The film was nominated for an Academy Award.
External links
- Official site
- Tupac: Resurrection at Rotten TomatoesRotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
- Box Office Mojo
- http://shumans.com/guest/tupacumentary/Review of the film on Shuman GhosemajumderShuman GhosemajumderShuman Ghosemajumder is a Canadian technologist, entrepreneur, and author. He is the former click fraud czar at Google, the author of works on digital distribution including the Open Music Model, and co-founder of TeachAIDS.-Early life:...
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