Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Directed by F. Gary Gray
Five friends from Compton turn street life into N.W.A, record under police harassment in Los Angeles, defy the cops on tour in Detroit and fall apart over money back in California.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Crack house raid≈ 00:01:00Compton, CaliforniaStated on screen
Eazy-E escapes over the rooftops as police ram into a drug house.
- 2Neighbourhood, club and studio≈ 00:05:00Compton, CaliforniaStated on screen
Dre talks Eazy into funding Ruthless Records, and Boyz-n-the-Hood becomes a local hit.
- 3Outside the recording studio≈ 00:40:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaInferred
Police force the group to the ground outside the studio, which inspires Fuck tha Police.
- 4Joe Louis Arena concert≈ 01:05:00Detroit, MichiganStated on screen
Warned by police not to play it, N.W.A play the song anyway and are arrested amid a riot.
- 5Death Row Records≈ 01:40:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaInferred
- 6Hospital≈ 02:10:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 6,388 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Not shown: 6,388 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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