Tupac: Resurrection

2003 American film

Tupac: Resurrection

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Lauren Lazin
Produced by|

* Lauren Lazin
* Preston Holmes
* Karolyn Ali

Starring| Tupac Shakur
Cinematography| Jon Else
Edited by| Richard Calderon
Music by| Tupac Shakur

Production
companies

* Amaru Entertainment
* MTV Films

Distributed by| Paramount Pictures

Release dates

* January 22, 2003 (2003-01-22) (Sundance)
* November 14, 2003 (2003-11-14) (United States)

Running time

| 111 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $300,000
Box office| $7,808,524[1]

Tupac: Resurrection is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur. The film, directed by Lauren Lazin and released by Paramount Pictures, is narrated by Shakur himself.

Tupac: Resurrection premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2003, and was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on November 14, 2003. As of July 1, 2008 it had earned over $7.8 million, making it the 21st-highest-grossing documentary film in the United States - (in nominal dollars, from 1982 to the present).[2] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 77th Academy Awards.[3]

## Synopsis

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Tupac details his childhood, from growing up with a mother addicted to crack to being taken care of by drug dealers on the streets, as well as the type of jobs he had to do to get money. He also talks about his love for poetry, his friendship with Jada, what his lyrics mean, and about the negative resentment the media has had on him. This documentary then details his shooting, his reaction to getting shot, his paranoia after getting shot, and ultimately his death. The documentary ends with Tupac coming to terms with his life and his past, understanding the wrongs that he has done, as well as giving a monologue about stereotypes of Black men, telling Blacks to not give in to stereotypes and to control themselves, and it also shows the impact Tupac has had on the entire world.

## Reception

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### Critical response

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Tupac: Resurrection has an approval rating of 78% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 90 reviews, and an average rating of 6.75/10. The website's critical consensus states, "There's no question where the director's loyalty lies in this one-sided tribute; however, Tupac's charisma makes this doc an engaging sit".[4] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

## Accolades

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* 2005: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature (nomination)[6][7]
* 2004: Black Reel Award for Best Film (nomination)[8]

## Soundtrack

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Main article: Tupac: Resurrection (soundtrack)

An official 14-track soundtrack album was released, although it only contained nine songs that featured in the movie. The following tracks, listed alphabetically by title, are written and/or performed by Tupac and feature in the film:

* 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
* Ballad of a Dead Soulja
* Black Jesuz
* Breathin
* Brenda's Got a Baby
* California Love Remix
* Can U C the Pride in the Panther - Performed by Mos Def
* Case of the Misplaced Mic
* Changes
* Cradle to the Grave
* Dear Mama
* Everything They Owe
* Fame
* Family Tree - Performed by Lamar Antwon Robinson
* Hail Mary
* Hell 4 a Hustler
* Hit 'Em Up
* Holler If Ya Hear Me
* Homeboyz
* I Get Around
* I'm Gettin Money
* If I Die 2 Nite
* Keep Ya Head Up
* Let Em Have It
* Letter to the President
* Lil' Homies
* Me Against the World
* Military Minds
* My Block (Nitty Remix)
* My Closest Roaddogz
* Never B Peace (Nitty Remix)
* Niggaz Nature Remix
* Nothin' to Lose
* One Day at a Time (Em's Version)
* Only Fear of Death
* Open Fire
* Outlaw
* Panther Power
* Part Time Mutha
* The Realist Killas
* Rebel of the Underground
* Runnin' (Dying to Live)
* Same Song – Performed by Digital Underground
* Secretz of War
* So Many Tears
* St. Ides Malt Liquor Commercial
* Starin' Through My Rear View
* Still Ballin' (Nitty Remix)
* Street Fame (Briss Remix)
* Strictly for My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
* Super Freak
* Temptations
* Thug N U Thug N Me
* Thugz Mansion (7 Remix)
* Trapped
* U Can Call (Jazze Pha Remix)
* Under Pressure
* Until the End of Time
* U R Ripping Us Apart!!! - Performed by Dead Prez
* When Thugz Cry
* When We Ride on Our Enemies (Briss Remix)
* Wife 4 Life - 4th Avenue Jones'
* Wonda Why They Call U Bitch
* Worldwide Mob Figgaz
* Y'all Don't Know Us
* You Don't Bring Me Flowers (feat. Ice T)

The following tracks, which Tupac had no input on, are also featured in the film:

* America The Beautiful
* All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
* All That You Have Is Your Soul - Tracy Chapman
* Black Seeds Keep On Growing
* Exodus - Bob Marley
* Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
* Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye
* Know The Ledge - Eric B. & Rakim
* Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
* Paid In Full - Eric B. & Rakim
* Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
* Smooth Operator - Sade
* Vincent - Don McLean
* Waiting For You - Tony! Toni! Tone!
* Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[9]
video  | Platinum  | 50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]
soundtrack  | Gold  | 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Tupac: Resurrection".
2. ^ "Documentary Movies". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
3. ^ "NY Times: Tupac: Resurrection". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
4. ^ "Tupac: Resurrection". Rotten Tomatoes.
5. ^ "Tupac: Resurrection". Metacritic.
6. ^ Born into Brothels Wins Documentary Feature: 2005 Oscars
7. ^ 2005|Oscars.org
8. ^ "Black Reel Awards (2004)". IMDb. 2004-02-22. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
9. ^ "British video certifications – 2Pac – Resurrection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
10. ^ "British album certifications – 2Pac – Resurrection - OST". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

## External links

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* Official site
* Tupac: Resurrection at IMDb
* Tupac: Resurrection at Rotten Tomatoes
* Box Office Mojo

* v
* t
* e

Tupac Shakur

* Discography
* Songs
* Awards and nominations
* Death

Studio albums|

* 2Pacalypse Now
* Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
* Me Against the World
* All Eyez on Me

Posthumous albums|

* The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
* R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
* Still I Rise
* Until the End of Time
* Better Dayz
* Loyal to the Game
* Pac's Life

Live albums|

* 2Pac Live
* Live at the House of Blues

Remix albums|

* Nu-Mixx Klazzics
* Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits
* Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991
* The Prophet: The Best of the Works
* Tupac: Resurrection
* The Prophet Returns
* Best of 2Pac

Related albums|

* Nothing but Trouble (soundtrack)
* Sons of the P
* Juice (soundtrack)
* Poetic Justice (soundtrack)
* Above the Rim (soundtrack)
* Gridlock'd (soundtrack)
* Gang Related (soundtrack)
* A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle
* The Rose That Grew from Concrete
* The Rose, Vol. 2

Extended plays|

* Don't Go 2 Sleep

Singles|

* "Brenda's Got a Baby"
* "If My Homie Calls"
* "Trapped"
* "Holler If Ya Hear Me"
* "I Get Around"
* "Keep Ya Head Up"
* "Papa'z Song"
* "Cradle to the Grave"
* "Dear Mama"
* "So Many Tears"
* "Temptations"
* "California Love"
* "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"
* "How Do U Want It"
* "I Ain't Mad at Cha"
* "Toss It Up"
* "To Live & Die in LA"
* "Hail Mary"
* "Wanted Dead or Alive"

Posthumous singles|

* "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto"
* "Do for Love"
* "Changes"
* "Unconditional Love"
* "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)"
* "Until the End of Time"
* "Letter 2 My Unborn"
* "Thugz Mansion"
* "Still Ballin'"
* "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
* "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)"
* "Thugs Get Lonely Too"
* "Ghetto Gospel"
* "Untouchable"
* "Pac's Life"
* "Playa Cardz Right"

Other songs|

* "I Don't Give a Fuck"
* "Runnin' from tha Police"
* "Ambitionz az a Ridah"
* "All Eyez on Me"
* "Hit 'Em Up"
* "Are U Still Down"

Featured singles|

* "Gotta Get Mine"
* "Smile"
* "Playa Cardz Right"

Books|

* The Rose That Grew from Concrete

Stage|

* Holler If Ya Hear Me

Documentaries|

* Biggie & Tupac
* Tupac: Resurrection
* Tupac: Assassination
* Dear Mama

Outlawz|

* Kastro
* Napoleon
* E.D.I. Mean
* Hussein Fatal
* Mussolini
* Komani
* Young Noble

Related articles|

* Outlawz
* Digital Underground
* Afeni Shakur
* Assata Shakur
* Mopreme Shakur
* Mutulu Shakur
* Thug Life
* Death Row Records
* East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry
* Niccolò Machiavelli
* Orlando Anderson
* Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts
* All Eyez on Me (film)
* Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.
* City of Lies
* "Taylor Made Freestyle"

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