Jimmy Smith, Jr.
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Learn about the history and significance of Eight Mile Road, the northern border of Detroit and a cultural dividing line in the region. Find out how it became famous through Eminem's film 8 Mile and how it is being revitalized by a non-profit organization.
Jan 10, 2020 · Explore the places where Eminem and his rap crew shot scenes for the 2002 movie 8 Mile in Detroit and its suburbs. See photos, addresses, and stories of the real and fictional locations.
Nov 8, 2002 · A biographical film based on the life of Eminem, a white rapper who struggles to make it big in the hip hop scene of Detroit in 1995. The film features his music, his battles, his friends and his challenges, as well as his Oscar-winning song "Lose Yourself".
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- Drama, Music
- Curtis Hanson
- 2002-11-08
Jan 11, 2018 · Learn how Detroit's city plan was laid out in 1805 by Augustus Woodward, who climbed a giant rock at Campus Martius to mark the origin. Find out why 8 Mile Road is a cultural and historical landmark in the city.
Nov 16, 2022 · City Tour Detroit offers a four-hour bus trip to visit locations where Eminem's 8 Mile was filmed, such as the cow head, the Shelter, and Mom's Spaghetti. The tour costs $65 and includes a S'ghetti Sandwich from the restaurant inspired by the rapper's song.
Nov 8, 2022 · Twenty years ago, Eminem's 8 Mile gave the world a cinematic look into Detroit's hip-hop culture. Despite its global release, 8 Mile is very much a local movie, featuring places and...
A blue-collar worker from a poor family residing in a trailer park just north of Detroit, Jimmy has moved to the run-down trailer home of his alcoholic mother, Stephanie, his younger sister Lily, and Stephanie's abusive live-in boyfriend, Greg.
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