Dangerous Minds 1995  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John N. Smith
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, Renoly Santiago, Wade Dominguez, Bruklin Harris, Robin Bartlett, John Neville
Based on a true story of a woman Marine (Michelle Pfeiffer), the story is about her discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps and ensuing job as a teacher at a tough California high school. The Marine Corps was a tea party compared to what she gets at this school. However, after using karate to gain respect, she uses bribery (candy bars and amusement park outings) to get the kids to start learning.
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 Juice 1992  R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Cast: Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins, Khalil Kain, Cindy Herron, Vincent Laresca, Samuel L. Jackson, George Gore II, Grace Garland, Queen Latifah, Bruklin Harris, Victor Campos
Four friends–Q (Omar Epps), Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Raheem (Khalil Kain, and Steel (Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins)–spend their time in the violent ghetto skipping school, getting involved in gang fights, and hanging out. When the most violent of the group, Bishop, wants to rob a store, Q is reluctant but finally agrees. During the robbery, a clerk is shot and things go downhill from there.
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| 1. Dangerous Minds (1995)
2. Girls Town (1996)
3. Juice (1992)
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