Tupac
Shakur Filmography
Gang
Related (1997)
Two cops, played by Tupac Shakur and James Belushi, kill an
undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover
their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime. That involves
juggling evidence, coaching witnesses, and improvising to keep
their desperate scheme from unraveling.
Gridlock'd
(1997)
After a friend overdoses, Spoon (played by Tupac Shakur) and
Stretch (Tim Roth) decide to kick their drug habits and attempt
to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered
by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one
office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the
police.
Rhyme
& Reason (1997)
A
study in the world of hip-hop, done mostly with interviews,
in order to see why it is as popular as it is today and what
the future holds. This documentry features Tupac Shakur, Dr.
Dre, Puff Daddy and Ice-T among others.
Bullet
(1996)
In this gangland action thriller, a pair of urban underworld
thugs struggle to come to terms with both their intense, violent
rivalry and their grudging respect for one another. A small
role for Tupac (playing Tank).
Above
The Rim (1994)
Story
of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships
with his two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a basketball
star now employed as a security guard. Tupac Shakur stars as
Birdie.
Poetic
Justice (1993)
After
witnessing the murder of her first and only boyfriend, young
Justice decides to forget about college and become a South Central
Los Angeles hairdresser. Avoiding friends, the only way for
her to cope with her depression is by composing beautiful poetry.
On her way to a convention in Oakland, she is forced to ride
with an independent-minded postal worker whom she has not gotten
along with in the past. After various arguments between them
and their friends, they start to discover that their thoughts
on violence, socially and domestically, are the same. Justice
may finally feel that she is not as alone as before. Movie stars
Janet Jackson as Justice and Tupac Shakur as Lucky.
Juice
(1992)
Best friends Q, Bishop (played by Tupac Shakur), Raheem, and
Stell live in a world where fun and danger exist side-by-side,
and violence is powerfully seductive. These four Harlem friends
take on the neighborhood - and each other - to get the power
and respect they call Juice.
Nothing
But Trouble (1991)
A financier [Chevy Chase] meets a spurned lover [Demi Moore]
and agrees to take her to a business meeting. On the way there,
they run a stop sign in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere.
They are arrested and taken to the local court. But all is not
as it seems: the courthouse and the "prison" are a maze of zany
booby- traps and deadly contraptions. The antics of the captured
couple as they try to escape from the mad judge and his bizarre
family make up the rest of this unusual film. Tupac Shakur appears
in a cameo as a member of Digital Underground.
Notable
TV guest appearances:
"Saturday
Night Special" (1996)
Saturday
Night Live (1995)
"Different
World, A" (1987) playing "Picolo"