Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Drama, Music, History • 2h 27m
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Paul Giamatti, R. Marcos Taylor, LaKeith Stanfield, Carra Patterson, Elena Goode, Alexandra Shipp, Tate Ellington, Corey Reynolds, Keith Powers, Orlando Brown, Marlon Yates Jr., Joshua Brockington, Sheldon A. Smith, Cleavon McClendon, Aeriél Miranda, Lisa Renee Pitts, Angela Elayne Gibbs, Bruce Beatty, Rogelio Douglas Jr., Andrew Borba, Natascha Hopkins, Matt Corboy, Larry Sullivan, Deborah Lacey, F. Gary Gray, Allen Maldonado, Demetrius Grosse, Michael 'Compton Menace' Taylor, Ashton Sanders, Joshua Geter, Kofi Siriboe, Matthew Boylan, Chic Daniel, Tim Connolly, Cris D'Annunzio, Dan Wells, Justin Goslee, Alex Wexo, Marcus Callender, Vaughn Wilkinson, Dean Cameron, Mark Thomas Holguin, Sky Soleil, Inny Clemons, Jody Burks, Asia'h Epperson, Scott Endicott, Greg Collins, Mark Sherman, Rob Brownstein, Marcc Rose, Water L, Nigel Lawes, William LaDawn English, Lazarus Guidry, Ariel Rogers, LaFrazia D. Knighten, Ashley Stepteau, Christian Brown, Ebony Randall, John Prosky, Derrick L. McMillon, A. Russell Andrews, Lesean Tarkington, Rob Nagle, Travis Nicholson, Todd Quillen, Matthew Downs, Leo Stallworth, Joy Benedict, David L. Cox, Thomas Q. Jones, Toni Duclottni, Phedra Syndelle, Val Emanuel, Spencer Melville, Michael W. Broomer, Zee James, Simon Rhee, Keion Adams, Benjamin Levy Aguilar, Aswad Ali, Diana Atai, Thomas R. Baker, Cassandra Bautista, Dave Bean, Brian Bell, Melissa Bidgoli, Dakota Black, Ashanna Bri, David Anthony Buglione, Charity Caldwell, Tonya T. Cannon, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Menah Carter, Bryan Casserly, Steve Troublesome Castillo, Rey Castro, Leonel Claude, Anna Clols, David Cohen, Shanae Cole, Shaniece Cole, Callen David, Kelsey Delemar, Julius Denem, David Donah, Greg Duncan, Michael Eauslin, Fernando Edwards, Arturo Encinas, Scott Engrotti, Vi Faulkner, Suzanne Sumner Ferry, Ciera Foster, Americo Galli, Khalid Ghajji, Brian Gilleece, Tekin Girgin, David Greyson, Phillipos Haile, Benicio Hall, Joe P. Harris, Krystal M. Harris, David S. Robinson Hicks, Solange Hordatt, India Howard, Michael L. Howard, Jahmilla Jackson, Precious Jenkins, Dwayne Marion Johnson, Jason Johnson, Jessica Juarez, Steve Kaufmann, Samantha Kelly, David Dustin Kenyon, Slim Khezri, Tiffany Kimbrough, Ina-Alice Kopp, J. Kristopher, Ray Leonard, Jr., Jamaal Lewis, Blu Lindsey, Wilfred Lopez, Ron Lunceford, Mota Maria, Jaron Marquis, Newton Mayenge, Brian Metran, Tsion Mitchell, Lex Montgomery, Lawrence Moran, Phillip O’Riley, David Pearl, Oscar Pereida, Chauntae Pink, Ladell Preston, Sean Quezada, Jamal Quezaire, Diezel Ramos, Xu Razer, Phillip Ristaino, Jana Ritter, Toryan Rogers, Vince Romo, Alex Roth, Kimberly Ryans, Philicia Saunders, Carmina Scarpa, Caileigh Scott, Prince Shah, Rick Silver, Marvin 'Knife' Sotelo, Jimmy Star, Maria Sten, Franklin J. Sterns, Philly Swain, Bogdan Szumilas, Yatoya Toy, Steve Turner, David Ulmer, Lauren Daisy White, Leland White, Sierra Meshele Williams, Tyron Woodley, Mercedes Young, David McClellan
About the film
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
- Alternative Titles
- Straight Outta Compton Director's Cut
Director: F. Gary Gray
Director: F. Gary Gray
Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray (caveat: theatrical only in 4K)
Theatrical: Universal 4K Blu-ray
Extended Director's Cut: 4K Streaming
Director: Michael Cimino
2020 Shout! Factory 4K
2020 Shout! Factory 4K slightly better than StudioCanal in HDR10. Similar in DV
35mm mix: 1991 Universal LaserDisc
70mm mix: StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray
35mm mix: 1991 Universal LaserDisc marginally better than StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray is downmix.
70mm mix: StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray. Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray is remix.
Director: Doug Liman
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
The Universal Blu-ray is slightly filtered and DNR'd compared to the HD-DVD, and the Universal 4K Blu-ray, on top of being upscaled, adds additional DNR and is softer than both previous HD releases.
Versions:
- The International version contains a short additional scene (part of the "Farmhouse" extended scene from the special features). See additional detail below.
- The US version does not contain this scene during the film. Director Doug Liman confirms in his audio commentary that the scene was cut from the original US theatrical release "for time".
- "The Explosive Extended Edition" found on some DVD releases is not an alternate cut of the film, simply an access mode that plays "The Bookend Scenes" features via non-seamless branching.
Deck the Halls scene:
The U.S. release is 118:17 while the European/Australian/Japanese releases are 118:36. There is no difference between the two running times from the start, but at 81:21, the U.S. version cuts from a kitchen scene of Marie and Eamon washing dishes, to a scene of Eamon bringing blankets to Jason and Marie. On the European/Australian releases, at the same point, there is a scene of Jason, Marie, Eamon and his children eating dinner while "Deck the Halls" plays in the background. There is no dialogue, the characters just each exchange uncomfortable glances. The scene goes to 81:40, then picks up the same scene of Eamon bringing blankets. This scene is included as an extra ("Farmhouse" extended scene) albeit sans the holiday themed music. Many thanks to Rewind user Mark Bowen for comparing these releases and letting us know the difference.
Director: Brian De Palma
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Both come from a 4K scan of a 35mm film out which was made from the original 2K DI but the Lionsgate release has visible dust and damage marks while the Universal release is cleaned up more thoroughly. Both releases suffer from DNR which seems to have been baked into the DI. The colour grade is basically the same for both releases but the Lionsgate has Dolby Vision whereas the Universal is HDR10 only. The compression on the Lionsgate UHD base layer is apparently fine so the FEL doesn't make much of a difference.
The Lionsgate UHD has Dolby Atmos whereas the Universal UHD has DTS:X. Kick-ass was originally released with a 5.1 track which may be on the Universal Blu-ray.
The Lionsgate UHD is on a BD-100, the Universal UHD is on a BD-66.
The Universal UHD has no extras.
Director: Joel Coen
Director's Cut: Disappointing UK StudioCanal/US Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical Cut: LaserDisc or 2001 UK Universal DVD
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=21782879#post21782879 - comparison. StudioCanal is a massive improvement to the Criterion but still flawed in some areas (chroma noise)
Director: Leo McCarey
More Drama on Blu-ray
Director: Robert Altman
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Cinematrographe's HDR grading is overcooked, which is a known VinSyn tendency. Additionally, their booklet mis-credits the encode to FiM.
YMMV, but for some, the included BD encoded by Marcus Johnson—ironically may make for a more pleasing experience.
Director: Roman Polanski
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
UK 4K teased by 88 Films https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=24252379
Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray > Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray (better encode on Carlotta without any low-pass filtering, more extras and English subtitles on Vinegar Syndrome)
Director: John Woo
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Arrow has a different grade and a better encode than the Shout! Factory, though the difference in either is not major. Imprint release, which leaves Shout! Factory's master and subtitles as is, is encoded by FiM. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24473097&postcount=56
Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray
Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD
Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)
Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (similar to Criterion LaserDisc, but less distorted)
Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD
Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)
Arrow used the alternate mix, but with extra filtering and lowered dynamic range. The alternate mix has much better fidelity.
Imprint presumably used the Shout! Factory original mix and left it as is, though no official confirmation.
Director: Richard Brooks
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Vincent Sherman
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Criterion 4K Blu-ray > Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
1991 Orion LaserDisc vs 2024 Arrow 4K Blu-ray
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