@article{270119, note = {Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.}, author = {Grazer, Brian, and Hanson, Curtis. and Iovine, Jimmy. and Silver, Scott. and Eminem, and Basinger, Kim, and Murphy, Brittany. and Phifer, Mekhi, and Jones, Evan. and Miller, Omar Benson. and Prieto, Rodrigo. and Rabinowitz, Jay. and Kitson, Craig. and Bridges, Mark. and Messina, Philip.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/270119}, title = {8 mile [videorecording] /}, publisher = {Universal,}, abstract = {Jimmy, known to his friends as Rabbit, is a young man trying to make his way out of the burned-out shell of inner-city Detroit. Rabbit is a white kid trying to make music in a predominantly African-American community and culture. After Rabbit freezes up in the midst of an MC battle, he's convinced he's missed his chance and that he's doomed to lead a marginal life as a factory rat for the rest of his days. With the help of his friends, and his new girlfriend Alex, Rabbit struggles to work up the courage and the confidence to take one more shot at making his dream a reality.}, recid = {270119}, pages = {1 videodisc (110 min.) :}, address = {Universal City, CA :}, year = {2003}, }