Episode 314: In The Seats With...Ernest R Dickerson and 'Juice'

We're all looking for that 'juice' to help us get ahead....It's been 30 years since Juice hit theatres and the game changed forever...'Juice' is the story of four Harlem friends—Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Q (Omar Epps), Steel (Jermaine Hopkins) and Raheem (Khalil Kain)—dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer. It was an iconic piece of cinema that gave the world Tupac Shakur and marked a genuine pivot point for so many African-American Artists in the film world.  We had the unique pleasure of sitting down with director Ernest Dickerson about this new transfer, the legacy of the film and the performers involved with it and so very much more...