Turn It Up is a 2000 American action hood film written and directed by Robert Adetuyi and starring Ja Rule, Pras, Faith Evans and Jason Statham. It marked Ja Rule's film debut.

Turn It Up
Directed byRobert Adetuyi
Screenplay byRobert Adetuyi
Story byRay Daniels
Chris Hudson
Kelly Hilaire
Produced byGuy Oseary
Happy Walters
Starring
CinematographyHubert Taczanowski
Edited byJeff Freeman
Music byFrank Fitzpatrick
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06)[1]
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million[2]
Box office$1.2 million[2]

Cast

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Production

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Turn It Up was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Denial NiteClub, 360 Adelaide St. W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[citation needed]

Reception

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 10%, based on reviews from 39 critics. The website's consensus reads, "Reviewers say Turn It Up has a derivative feel, running through too many urban movie cliches."[3] On Metacritic, it has a score of 18 out of 100, based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[4] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade D− on a scale of A to F.[5]

Box office

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The film grossed $1,247,949 during its brief theatrical run.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ebert, Roger (September 6, 2000). "Turn It Up movie review & film summary". Roger Ebert.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Turn It Up". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ "Turn It Up (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Turn It Up". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. ^ "TURN IT UP (2000) D-". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.
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