While Tre and Ricky share many of the same interests and qualities, Ricky and Doughboy are like oil and water, which can be attributed to their respective relationships with their mother, Brenda Baker.
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Those historical accolades would set the template for one of the more successful runs for an African-American director to date, with notable films like Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Baby Boy, Shaft, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and various other transcendent creations on his resume.īut one interesting dynamic in Boyz n the Hood is the juxtaposition of Ricky Baker's friendship with Tre, as opposed to his elder brother, Doughboy, whom Ricky is often at odds with throughout the film. Created on a budget of $6.5 million, Boyz n the Hood would go on to gross more than 57.5 million in North America alone and earn Singleton nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 64th Academy Awards, becoming the youngest person ever to be nominated for Best Director, not to mention the first African-American considered for the award. Crash-landing in theaters in mid-July of that year, the film, which was a hell of a coup for rookie director John Singleton, then a recent graduate of USC, was unveiled during the 1991 Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews. To listen to Laila and Wayne deliver this story click play on the link below.Riding around the neighborhood in a car with the homies is a rite of passage for many young, black African Americans, but that same passage can also become their downfall, a fate that was nearly bestowed upon Tre Styles, the main character in the 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood. One night Avery was killed by this cellmate after being bashed over the head and choked to death.Īfter 11 attendance counts done by prison guards his body was found in the center of a pentagram that this satanic cellmate used in a ritual.Īn extremely bizarre case of post-release method acting.Ĭlick here to watch a video on the story of Lloyd Avery Jr.
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Eventually, under unusual circumstances, he was paired with a Satan worshipper. Well, get this, while in prison he converted to Christianity, repented for his sins, and began to attempt to live his life on the straight and narrow. As a result, the lines between real life and his film performance began to blur in his mind.Īpparently, the praise was so high for him that he began to attempt to withhold the standard fans held for him in real life thus taking up a life of crime.Īvery would go on to be charged for a double homicide in 2005, earning himself life in prison.
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Fans of the movie gave him "cool points" for having what it took to take a man down in cold blood. After portraying the gunman Avery began to receive street credit in the real world. However, what happened next took place beyond the big screen. The gunman was played by actor Lloyd Avery Jr.Īvery was only playing a role in the iconic movie.
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Hostility takes up the oxygen in the air when at that moment, a member of the local blood gang leans his shotgun-bearing torso out of the car and fatally shoots Baker down in the alley.įrom that moment on, the word "Riiiickyyyyyyyy!," yelled by Styles was forever edged into the minds of viewers of this movie. Things were going routine when all of a sudden a car flies toward the alley they're walking in. It's sunset as future college football player Ricky Baker (portrayed by Morris Chestnut) is walking home from the convenience store with his best friend Tre Styles (portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr.). Let's set the scene from John Singleton's coming-of-age movie portraying life in South Central, Los Angeles between the 1980s-90s era, Boyz N The Hood. On this week's True Crime Tuesday Laila and Wayne are talking about the story of Lloyd Avery the actor who took on a life of crime after his portrayal in a movie.