Boyz N the Hood/Trivia


 * Sleeper Hit: No one, not even the people at Columbia (where it was seen as a small indie-type film with no big stars), expected the film to make the impact that it did. Even facing Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves and Spike Lee's Jungle Fever, the film grossed over $50 million and got John Singleton two Academy Award nominations.
 * Star-Making Role: For Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr. as well as director John Singleton.
 * What Could Have Been: According to John Singleton, Ice Cube's fellow N.W.A. members were to play Doughboy's friends. However, the tension that resulted from Ice Cube leaving N.W.A. kept that from happening.