Boys n the Hood
John Singleton
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Jan 2026 on Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
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The general take
Ryan Coogler has fond, visceral memories of watching Boys n the Hood as a very young kid—so young that his dad showed it to him before he could even process it, which left a lasting impression. He frames it as a formative experience his father deliberately shared with him, contrasting it with how his own daughter can't even get through gentler Pixar movies without being unsettled.
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“Yeah. It'll be, it'll be two big ones. Boys in the Hood. And I was, I was a baby in there, man. Like younger than my, younger than my eldest kid is now. And she can't get through a Pixar movie without being like, dad, it's too crazy. You know? And my dad had me like boys in the Hood. Like right here, son. You know? I'm like, I'm like four years old. Like, ah! Oh shit.”
Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Ryan Cooglerat 20:15
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