Notorious

Notorious (2009) Movie Plot: "NOTORIOUS is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time; THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream." Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures"

Release Date: 16 January 2009 (USA)
Run Time: 123 min
Country: USA
Genre: Biography , Drama , Music
MPAA: Rated R for pervasive language, some strong sexuality including dialogue, nudity, and for drug content.
Tagline: No dream is too big

Directed by: George Tillman Jr.

Writing credits: | Reggie Rock Bythewood - written by | Cheo Hodari Coker - written by |

Produced by : | Wayne Barrow - producer | Edward Bates - producer | Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs - executive producer | Trish Hofmann - producer | George Paaswell - co-producer | Mark Pitts - producer | Robert Teitel - producer | Voletta Wallace - producer |

Original Music by : Danny Elfman

Cast: | Jamal Woolard - Christopher 'Biggie' Wallace | Mohamed Dione - Record Executive at Party | Derek Luke - Sean 'Puffy' Combs | Dennis L.A. White - Damion 'D-Roc' Butler | Marc John Jefferies - Lil Cease | Menyone DeVeaux - Hot Girl | Ginger Kroll - Debbie | Ricky Smith - Wally | Christopher Jordan Wallace - Biggie (age 8-13) | Amanda Christopher - Keisha | Angela Bassett - Voletta Wallace | Jasper Briggs - Damion (age 8-13) | Cyrus Farmer - Selwyn |

Goofs:

• Anachronisms: A C6 Corvette Convertible is shown. The C6 Corvette did not begin production until 2005, In fact the C5 did not even begin until 1997, the last year of his life.
• Anachronisms: In a brief establishing shot of Times Square, a billboard poster for "Chicken Run" can be seen. Chicken Run was released in 2000, and Biggie died in 1997. There is also a poster for "Will & Grace" on NBC, which premiered the year after his death (1998).
• Anachronisms: During Christopher Wallace's first rap battle (in the late 1980s), a graffiti drawing of Tupac Shakur can quickly be seen in the background.
• Anachronisms: A W211 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is shown in the scene with the Corvette. The W211 wasn't put into production until 2003.
• Continuity: When the young Christopher Wallace is writing rhymes in his notebook on the stoop, he is left-handed. Then when the grown up Christopher Wallace is in prison writing rhymes in his notebooks, he is seen writing right-handed.
• Continuity: When Biggie is free-styling, Lil Kim is first seen with her mole on the left side of her face. When it cuts back to Biggie rapping and back to her, it switches to the right side of her face. Again it cuts back to her after Biggie is seen rapping and the mole is back on the left side of her face.
• Anachronisms: A 7th generation Honda Accord is shown in the movie, but 7th generation Honda Accords weren't in production until 2003.
• Anachronisms: In the middle, when Biggie was crossing the street to talk to a woman, A Ford Crown Victoria stretch taxicab with the new NYC Taxi decals is seen. But Ford did not create a stretch Crown Victoria until 2002, And The new taxi decals were not used until mid-2007, 10 years after Biggie's death.
• Anachronisms: In a brief establishing shot of Los Angeles, the Staples Center can be seen. This building did not exist during Biggie's lifetime (Biggie died in 1997; construction for the Staples Center broke ground in 1998 and opened in 1999).

Trivia:

• Christopher Jordan Wallace, who plays a young Biggie, is the son of Biggie and Faith Evans.
• Jamal Woolard heavily prepared for his role for months, which includes listening and remembering the lyrics to all songs by Biggie, gaining weight and vocal lessons at Juilliard School to get the voice right.
• Most of the film was adapted from the book, "Unbelievable: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G." by Cheo Hodari Coker.
• Rappers Beanie Sigel and Guerilla Black auditioned for the role of Biggie. Singer Sean Kingston also auditioned and publicly claimed he had gotten the role.
• Sylvester Stallone was at one point rumored to be directing.

 

Notorious Videos

• DailyMotion: Notorious [HD 2009 Movie Trailer #3]
• Google video: NOTORIOUS Movie Trailer
• Metacafe: Jadakiss Talks About Not Being in the NOTORIOUS MOVIE
• My Space Video: Notorious Movie Interviews
• Yahoo Video: 'Notorious' Theatrical Trailer
• Youku: Notorious
• YouTube: Charli Baltimore talks about Notorious Movie

Check also this related movies

• Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
• Im Not There
• Taking Woodstock (2009)
• Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
• Crossing Over (2009)
• Delhi-6 (2009)