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Sin LaSalle: Have you lost your mind? I mean, how is it that you can disrespect a mans ethnicity when you know we've influenced nearly every facet of white America... from our music to our style of dress. Not to mention your basic imitation of our sense of cool; walk, talk, dress, mannerisms... we enrich your very existence, all the while contributing to the gross national product through our achievements in corporate America. It's these conceits that comfort me when I am faced with the ignorant, cowardly, bitter and bigoted, who *have* no talent, no guts? people like you who desecrate things they don't understand when the truth is - you should say thank-you, man? and go on about your way. But apparently you are incapable of doing that! So...
[shoots his gun]
Sin LaSalle: ... and don't tell me to be cool. I *am* cool!
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Dabu: You don't even have to say it, I already know... Don't give me no damn gun! You know what I'm gonna do with it!
F. Gary Gray
F. Gary Gray (F. Gary Gray) , born on July 17, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA, is an American director and producer.
In 1989, he participated in his first film "Major League" and entered the show business circle. In 1992, he completed his first directorial work and directed the MV of O'Shea Jackson Sr.'s song " It Was A Good Day "
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. In 1995, his comedy " Friday " was released
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. In 1998, he directed the action thriller " The Negotiator "
[3]
, for which he won the Best Director Award at the 3rd African American Film Festival
[4]
. In 2002, the MV " Ms. Jackson " directed by him was nominated for the Best Short Video in the 44th Annual Grammy Awards
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. In 2003, the action film " The Italian Job " directed by him was released
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. In 2005, the crime comedy film " Be Cool " directed by him was released
[7]
. In 2009, directed the crime film " Law Abiding Citizen "
[8]
. In 2015, directed the musical biopic "Straight Outta Compton "
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, and was therefore nominated for the 47th American Association for the Advancement of Colored People Award for Best Director
[10]
. In 2017, the action film " The Fate of the Furious " directed by him was released
[11]
. In 2019, he served as the director of the sci-fi film "Men in Black: Global Pursuit"
[12]
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Early Experience
F. Gary Gray grew up in a single-parent family in Southern Los Angeles, California. He had the idea of becoming a filmmaker when he was 16 years old. In order to realize his dream, he worked as a cameraman, coffee shop waiter and driver. After graduating from high school, F. Gary Gray worked as a cameraman for the Black Entertainment TV magazine series "Screen Scene" and Fox TV's music show "Pump It Up"
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Performing Experience
In 1989, he played a role in the satirical comedy " Major League " and entered the film and television industry
.
In 1992, he completed his first director's work and directed the MV for O'Shea Jackson Sr.'s song " It Was A Good Day "
. In 1993, directed the music video of the rapper Coolio's song "Fantastic Voyage". In 1995, the comedy " Friday " directed by him was released. The film was co-starred by O'Shea Jackson Sr., Chris Tucker and Nia Long
. In the same year, he directed the MV for the girl group TLC song "Waterfalls" and was nominated for the MV. Best Director Award at the 12th MTV Music Video Awards
.
In 1996, directed the crime action film " Set It Off " starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Quen Latifah . With this film, he won the Best Director Award at the 1st African American Film Festival and the 16th Cognac Police Film Festival Special Jury Award; In the same year, he directed the MV of Baby Face and Stevie Wonder's " How Come, How Long ", which was nominated for the Best Short Video at the 40th Grammy Awards
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In 1998, he directed the action thriller " The Negotiator " starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey
, for which he won the Best Director Award at the 3rd African American Film Festival
. In October 1999, the directed crime TV series "Ryan Caulfield: Year One" was broadcast, starring Sean Maher
.
In 2000, directed the MV of the rap group Outkast song " Ms. Jackson ". The MV was nominated for the Best Short Video at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards
. F. Gary Gray was nominated for the Best of the 18th MTV Music Video Awards with the MV. Director's Award
.
In May 2003, it directed the action film " at The Italian the Job " was released, the film remake of the 1969 Paramount movie of the same name by Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg , Charlize Theron starring
, by virtue of his film won the 8th US black film Festival best director Award
; December 1st to get African-American film critics Association Award for special Achievement Award
; the same year, directed the action film " A man the Apart ", directed by Vin Diesel , Larenz Tate , Timothy David Olyphant starred
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In March 2005, the crime comedy film " Be Cool " directed by him was released. The film was co-starred by John Travolta and Uma Thurman
. In 2006, directed the MV for the song "Show Me What You Got" by the rapper Shawn Corey Carter
.
In 2008, directed the musical biopic "The Life of Marvin Guy"
. In October 2009, his crime film " Law Abiding Citizen " was released. The film was starred by Jamie Foxx
. With this film, F. Gary Gray was nominated for the 41st American Association for the Advancement of Colored People Award for Best Director
. In 2013, he announced his role as the director of the game adaptation film " Kane & Lynch "
.
In 2015, directed the musical biopic " Straight Outta Compton " starring Jason Mitchell , Corey Hawkins and O'Shea Jackson Jr.
, which was nominated for the 27th American Producers Association Awards for Best Picture in Drama
, F. Gary Gray was therefore nominated for the 47th American Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Best Director Award
; in the same year, he served as the producer of the US-Japanese co-produced feature film " The Sea of Trees "
.
In April 2017, the action film " The Fate of the Furious " directed by him was released. The film was co-starred by Vin Diesel, Dwayne Douglas Johnson and others
, and received more than 1.2 billion US dollars in the box office
. In 2018, announced to be the director of the comic film " Masked Fighter "
. 2019, directed the sci-fi action film "Men in Black: global hunt", Directed by Chris Hemsworth , Tessa Lynn Thompson starred
.
Character Evaluation
F. Gary Gray is very good at grasping the scale and rhythm of violent scenes, and
has excellent ability to direct drag racing scenes
. When making movies, F. Gary Gray was very keen on car elements. He is an out-and-out detail control who will personally study various aspects including wheel style, color, tire selection, and interior color. He also enjoys the process of overcoming difficulties .
F. Gary Gray is very concerned about the authenticity of things, and the shooting method is also very avant-garde
. In the scene of " The Italian Job ", F. Gary Gray specially selected Venice’s Piazza San Marco and the Grand Canal as the scene, using dark tone texture and refraction color, super-intensity contrast between light and dark, and the colors around the shooting scene. Emphasizes the feeling of film and television, allowing the audience to browse the fantastic scenery while feeling the excitement .
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