8 Mile

8 Mile (2002)

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Eminem plays Rabbit, in 1995 Detroit, on 8 Mile. He's stuck in a dead-end car factory work, and his relationship falling apart. His only escape route is rapping tournaments in the local club, which proves hard for him, as he is white. Determined to pass all barriers, and make it as a rap star, Rabbit struggles to get out of his rut, and by doing so, he learns a lot about himself, and his home of 8 Mile.

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Continuity mistake: When Rabbit goes to his mom's trailer for the first time, he is wearing street shoes, but when he takes Lily in the trailer he is wearing boots. (00:10:14)

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Jimmy Smith Jr: You ever wondered at what point you gotta just say "f**k it, man." You ever wondered at what point you gotta stop livin' up here, and start livin' down here?

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Trivia: 8 Mile was the first film for which a rap/hip-hop song (Lose Yourself) won an Academy Award (Best Original Song).

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Question: Aside from the battles Eminem does with the extras in the special feature, how many of the freestyles in the film are actually spontaneous?

Answer: None! Eminem wrote all the rhymes for the entire movie.

Rollin Garcia Jr

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