UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Bring home the highly anticipated four part documentary, The Defiant Ones, available on Digital on November 20, 2017 and on Blu-ray and DVD on November 28, 2017 from UPHE Content Group. Director Allen Hughes (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents) has made an unquestionably bold film about the unlikely but unbreakable bond of trust and friendship between Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, two street-smart men from different worlds who have shaped many of the most exciting and extreme moments in recent pop culture.
Hughes filmed Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre with unfettered access over a three-year period in making The Defiant Ones. The series includes extensive interviews with Dre and Iovine, who speak frankly about their highs and lows as well as interviews with major music icons including: Snoop Dogg, Bruce Springsteen, Gwen Stefani, Bono, David Geffen, Eminem, Nas, Stevie Nicks, Kendrick Lamar, Ice Cube, Jon Landau, Patti Smith, Lady Gaga, Doug Morris, Tom Petty, Trent Reznor, Diddy, Alonzo Williams and will.i.am. The series also features never-before-seen footage from a multitude of recording and writing sessions with Eazy-E, JJ Fad, Stevie Nicks, N.W.A., Tom Petty, The D.O.C., Bruce Springsteen and U2, among others.
Set amid many of the defining societal and cultural events of the past four decades, The Defiant Ones tells the stories of two men from different tough neighborhoods and their improbable partnership and surprising leading roles in a series of transformative events in contemporary culture. This revealing, compelling and often-gritty story takes place in recording studios, in humble homes, in criminal courts and in the highest corridors of corporate power.
Defiance is defined as “daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.” This unique and inspiring tale shows how decades of defiance and determination helped Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre build a few empires, make a series of American Dreams come true and transform two street kids into global forces to be reckoned with, here and now. The result is a master class in how to work your way up from the bottom to beyond your wildest dreams.
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FILMMAKERS:
Directed By: Allen Hughes
Executive Producers: Allen Hughes, Doug Pray, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Laura Lancaster, Jerry Longarzo, Michael Lombardo, Gene Kirkwood
Writer: Allen Hughes, Lasse Jarvi, Doug Pray
Editors: Lasse Jarvi, Doug Pray
Music Producers: Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, Claudia Sarne, Sarah Anthony, Steven Williams, Fritzi Horstman
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: November 28, 2017
Copyright: 2017 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61194025 / 61194060 (CDN)
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French Spanish subtitles
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Disc 1 Run Time: 2 Hours, 0 Minutes
Disc 2 Run Time: 2 Hours, 20 Minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: November 28, 2017
Copyright: 2017 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61194023 / 61194024 (CDN)
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1
Disc 1 Run Time: 2 Hours, 0 Minutes
Disc 2 Run Time: 2 Hours, 20 Minutes
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