8 Mile

8 Mile (2002)

Timing: 1:51 (111 min)

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All about film

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Actors and characters

Release date

2002-11-08

Country

Germany, United States

Production

Imagine Entertainment, Mikona Productions

Genre

Drama, Music

Budget

$41 000 000

Revenue

$242 875 078

Website

https://www.uphe.com/movies/8-mile

Director

Curtis Hanson

Actors

Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Evan Jones, Omar Benson Miller, De'Angelo Wilson, Eugene Byrd, Taryn Manning, Larry Hudson
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Scott Silver

Producer

Curtis Hanson, Brian Grazer, Jimmy Iovine, Jim Whitaker, Paul Rosenberg, Gregory Goodman, Carol Fenelon

Operator

Rodrigo Prieto

Composer

Artist

Audition

Mali Finn

Editing

Jay Rabinowitz, Craig Kitson
All team (144)

• The film states that abandoned buildings are not demolished in Detroit, but casinos are constantly being built instead. However, Detroit did not have any casinos until 1997.
• The song "Lose Yourself," written by Eminem specifically for the film, won an Oscar, becoming the first rap composition to win the "Best Song" award.
• At the beginning of the film, Rabbit is supposed to compete with rapper Lil'Tic, played by D12 member Proof. Like Eminem, he was a well-known Detroit freestyle rapper.
• The film was shot in Detroit at 27 different locations.
• Filming took 58 days.
• The film's production involved 150 crew members and 2,500 local actors as extras.
• Stephanie Smith won a $3,200 bingo prize, while before 2000, the maximum Michigan lottery win did not exceed $500.
• In the rap battle scenes, Eminem, who played Jimmy, freely altered the lyrics.
• The piece of paper Jimmy writes on during the bus ride was the same one Eminem wrote the lyrics to “Lose Yourself” on. The sheet was sold at an online auction for $10,000.
• Filming the rap battles took entire days, and the 300 extras began to get bored. Director Curtis Hanson organized impromptu rap battles among them, promising to film the three winners in the movie competing against Eminem. A jury was formed, and each of the 134 volunteer participants was given 15 seconds to perform. Ultimately, the jury selected four participants for a short shoot with Eminem. It was supposed to be just a pretense of a rap battle against them to save his voice, but the audience started heckling him, and he couldn't stay silent.
• The film's title uses the name of the highway separating Detroit from the northern suburbs. Eminem grew up near it and filmed some scenes of the music video for “The Way I Am” there as well.
• Before filming, Eminem lost almost 24 pounds.
• Initially, it was assumed that the film "8 Mile" (2002) would have an unofficial sequel titled "Southpaw" (2015), in which Eminem would play a boxer whose life was going through a rough patch and who was trying to fight for custody of his daughter in court. This idea never materialized, but the film was eventually made with Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role. Antoine Fuqua directed it, and Eminem became the producer of the soundtrack.
• Initially, it was assumed that the film “8 Mile” (2002) would have an unofficial sequel titled “Southpaw” (2015), in which Eminem would play a boxer whose life had taken a downturn and who was trying to fight for custody of his daughter in court. This idea never materialized, but the film was eventually made with Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role. Antoine Fuqua directed it, and Eminem became the producer of the soundtrack.