Bama gets out of prison before Marcus, but promises he will see him again. After publicly torturing and murdering Odell for his "betrayal", Majestic then takes over Levar's empire as the new kingpin.Īfter encouragement from Bama, Marcus leaves the drug trade behind to pursue and fulfill his lifelong dream of being a rapper, calling himself Young Caesar. Meanwhile, Majestic makes his move to seize control of the local drug trade: he sets Levar up to go to prison, and then frames Levar's second-in-command Odell for it. Marcus is jailed, and during his time in prison, he befriends an inmate named "Bama". After an anonymous tip off, cops raid his house and find a gun and drugs, which didn't belong to Marcus. When Raul refuses to identify Marcus as the shooter in a police line up, he is allowed to go free. In retaliation, Marcus attacks Raul, but stops short of murdering him when he realizes it's not worth throwing away the rest of his life, and instead shoots Raul in the legs multiple times as payback for Antwan. Later, one of his close friends, Antwan, got shot and is paralyzed at a club by a Colombian named Raul. Years later, Marcus reunites with Charlene and the two become intimate. Majestic, however, plans to become a major drug lord himself, often conspiring with a rap artist he manages named Dangerous. Eventually he abandons high school to sell drugs for local kingpin Levar and his underling, Majestic, full-time. As he grows older, he rejects the idea of legal work and decides to deal drugs, buying new clothing and a gun. No longer able to get the shoes his mother could afford, Marcus turns to selling drugs in order to afford new shoes. Meanwhile, Katrina is murdered by an anonymous figure in an apparent drug deal gone wrong.įorced to live with his grandparents full-time, they themselves also having children to look after, Marcus finds his life less appealing as his grandfather works long hours to support the family. As a result, she is forced to be sent away to live with her grandparents. He writes Charlene a song and sends her a cassette tape, though it is deemed inappropriate by her stepfather. Marcus enjoys the company of his friends, especially his love interest Charlene. She often has to leave him with his grandparents while she conducts business. Marcus is a quiet young boy who adores his loving mother Katrina, and the two live a relatively comfortable life on her drug-dealing income. The film then flashes back to his childhood. It was also a box office disappointment, making $46.4 million on a budget of $40 million.Īfter Marcus Greer and his friends rob a Colombian safe house, an unidentified shooter points the gun to Marcus' head and shoots him several times (similar to 50 Cent, who also was shot in real life). The film received generally mixed-to-negative reviews from critics for its pacing, direction and lack of originality, though 50 Cent's performance received praise. Originally scheduled for a 2006 release, Get Rich or Die Tryin ' had its world premiere at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood on Novemand was released in the United States one week later. The filming locations included New York City, Canada (in Toronto & Wasaga Beach) and Ireland (in Bray & Dublin). Filming began on Apand ended in June of that same year. Similar to the 2002 film 8 Mile starring Eminem, which it used as a template, the film took inspiration from 50 Cent's childhood experiences as a drug dealer. It was known during production as Locked and Loaded. Plans for a film starring 50 Cent were revealed in 2004, following the success of the Get Rich or Die Tryin ' album. The film's title is shared with 50 Cent's 2003 debut album of the same name. The film, which contains autobiographical elements from 50 Cent's life, follows his character, Marcus Greer, an drug dealer who turns away from his criminal life to pursue his passion of rap music. It starsĬurtis "50 Cent" Jackson in his feature film acting debut, alongside Terrence Howard, Joy Bryant, Bill Duke, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Omar Benson Miller, Ashley Walters and Viola Davis. Get Rich or Die Tryin ' is a 2005 American crime drama film written by Terence Winter and directed by Jim Sheridan.
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