8 Mile

Basinger

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  In Kim Basinger

  …protagonist in the Eminem vehicle 8 Mile (2002), a kidnap victim in the thriller Cellular (2004), and the love interest of an aging boxer in Grudge Match (2013). After acting in The Nice Guys (2016), she appeared in Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018), both of which…

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Eminem

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  In Eminem: The Eminem Show and 8 Mile

  …acting debut in the semiautobiographical 8 Mile, directed by Curtis Hanson. The gritty film was a critical and commercial success. The following year he won an Academy Award for “Lose Yourself,” a song featured in the movie.

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hip-hop

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  In hip-hop: American hip-hop in the 21st century

  …world’s biggest pop star when 8 Mile (2002), the loosely autobiographical film in which he starred, enjoyed huge popular and critical success (Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” won the Academy Award for best song). With Eminem, Dr. Dre then supported New York City-born 50 Cent, who achieved multiplatinum status with 2003’s Get…

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Oscar to “Lose Yourself” for best original song, 2002

Shannon

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  In Michael Shannon: Beginnings in film

  In 8 Mile (2002), a film loosely based on the life of rapper Eminem (who stars in the movie), Shannon plays the abusive boyfriend of the rapper’s mother (played by Kim Basinger). In 2006 he starred in the film adaptation of Bug, directed by William Friedkin…

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