Dope (2015)

Dope
Directed By	Rick Famuyiwa
Written By	Rick Famuyiwa
Cast	Shameik Moore, Chanel Iman, Tony Revolori, Kimberly Elise
Produced By	Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker
Cinematography By	Rachel Morrison
Film Editing By	Lee Haugen
Studio	Significant Productions, Revolt Films, i am OTHER
Distributed By	Open Road Films
Country	United States
Language	English
Release Date	June 19, 2015
Runtime	103 Minutes
Rating	R
Budget	$700,000
Gross	$18,000,000

Dope is a 2015 American film written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. It stars Shameik Moore, Chanel Iman, Tony Revolori, Kimberly Elise. The film premiered in theaters on June 19, 2015.

Overview[]

Malcolm and his friends attend an underground party hosted by Dom, a drug dealer. When the police raid the party, he and his friends escape, unaware that Dom hid drugs and a gun in his backpack.

Cast[]

Shameik Moore as Malcolm Adekanbi
Tony Revolori as James "Jib" Caldones
Kiersey Clemons as Cassandra "Diggy" Andrews
Kimberly Elise as Lisa Hayes
Chanel Iman as Lily
Blake Anderson as Will
Zoe Kravitz as Nakia
A$AP Rocky as Dom
LaKeith Stanfield as Bug
Rick Fox as Councilman Blackmon
Amin Joseph as The Voice
Allen Maldonado as Alan
Ashton Moio as Lance
Tyga as De'Andre
Roger Guenveur Smith as Austin Jacoby
De'aundre Bonds as Stacey
Quincy Brown as Jaleel
Kap-G as Micheal Fidel
Larnell Stovall as The Driver
Julian Brand as Mario
Lidia Porto as Marta
Bruce Beatty as Mr. Bailey
Vince Staples as Dom's Crew 1
Casey Veggies as Dom's Crew 2
Mimi Michaels as AJ's Receptionist
Forest Whitaker as the Narrator

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack for this film was released by i am OTHER Entertainment and Columbia Records on June 16, 2015.

"Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" – Digable Planets
"Can't Bring Me Down" – Awreeoh
"The World is Yours" (feat. Pete Rock) – Nas
"Go Ahead" – Awreeoh
"Rebel Without a Pause" – Public Enemy
"Don't Get Deleted" – Awreeoh
"Scenario" (feat. Leaders of the New School) – A Tribe Called Quest
"Cocaina Shawty" – Kap G
"Poppin Off" – WatchTheDuck
"The Humpty Dance" – Digital Underground
"New Money" – Buddy
"Hip Hop Hooray" – Naughty by Nature
"Dirty Feeling" – LolaWolf
"Home is Where the Hatred Is" – Gil Scott-Heron
"It's My Turn Now" – Awreeoh
"Know What I Want"– Kali Uchis

Release[]

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2015. The rights of this film was sold to Open Road Films, who released this film in the United States, and Sony who released it internationally for a total of $27 million. The film was officially released on June 16, 2015.

Trivia[]

This film grossed around $18 million worldwide. In its opening weekend, it grossed $6.1 million, finishing 5th at the box office.
This is the first film to accept bitcoin for ticket purchases at over 900 theaters in the United States, which is parallel to the film's own plot. It is also one of the first films to mention cryptocurrency.
Rapper A$AP Rocky portrayed Dom after helping then-girlfriend Chanel Iman run her lines. This film also marks his debut as an actor.
According to Tony Revolori, all the weed used in the movie was real.