![]() Frustrated with the troubles brought upon him, Q throws his gun into the river and decides to confront Bishop unarmed. However, Steel survives the attack and is rushed to the hospital, where he informs Q's girlfriend Yolanda about Bishop and his plan to frame Q. Meanwhile, Bishop confronts Steel in an alley, accusing him of disloyalty, and shoots him. Fearful of Bishop, Q resorts to buying a gun for his own protection. Later, Bishop confronts and kills Radames, then plans to frame Q for his murders in order to cover his tracks. While Q and Steel are mostly able to avoid Bishop, he eventually finds and confronts them, questioning their loyalty. However, while attending Raheem's funeral, they find Bishop there, who goes as far as to comfort Raheem's mother (Lauren Jones) and promise to find his killer. Q and Steel realize that Bishop is beginning to become addicted to the thrill of killing, and they agree to give Bishop as wide a berth as possible. ![]() Panicking, Bishop, Q and Steel flee to another building, where Bishop threatens to kill Q and Steel if they reveal to anybody that he murdered Raheem. However, Bishop resists, and a struggle ensues before Bishop shoots Raheem dead. The four then gather in an abandoned building where they argue over the evening's events Q, Raheem and Steel are angry at Bishop for killing Quiles, and Raheem demands that Bishop give the gun to him. During the robbery, Bishop fatally shoots Quiles in the head, and the group flees the scene. However, Q is unsure of the plan, and also fears that it will affect his chances of participating in a DJ competition which he has yearned to compete in for years, although he is eventually pressured by his friends. One night, under Bishop's persistence, the friends decide to rob a local convenience store owned by Fernando Quiles. However, Q is unsure if he wants to become involved in a life of crime. They are also harassed daily by the police and a Puerto Rican gang led by Radames.įed up with the harassment he and his friends have endured, Bishop decides that the group must go on to do bigger things in order to win respect. They regularly skip school, instead spending their days hanging out at Steel's apartment, at a neighborhood arcade, and also a record store where they steal LPs for Q's DJ interests. ![]() Roland Bishop, Quincy "Q" Powell, Raheem Porter, and Eric "Steel" Thurman are four teenage African-American friends growing up together in Harlem. The film was shot in New York City, mainly in the Harlem area, in 1991. The film is the writing and directing debut of Dickerson and features Shakur in his acting debut. The film touches on the lives of four black youths growing up in Harlem, following their day-to-day activities, their struggles with police harassment, rival neighborhood gangs and their families. It stars Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine Hopkins and Khalil Kain. Dickerson, and written by Dickerson and Gerard Brown. Juice is a 1992 American crime thriller film directed by Ernest R.
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