Eight Mile Road | Detroit Historical Society
The notion of Eight Mile as Detroit’s dividing line was catapulted into the national spotlight through local rapper Eminem’s hit film 8 Mile. Drawing from his own trailer park childhood near Eight Mile Road, Eminem tells the tale of a white kid’s efforts to break into a rap career.
Lose Yourself in this Detroit map of ‘8 Mile’ filming locations ...
Jan 10, 2020 · The former A&L Mobile Home Park was transformed into "8 Mile Mobile Court" for the film. Rabbit moves back in with his mom here after a break up with a girlfriend. Open in Google Maps
8 Mile (film) - Wikipedia
8 Mile is a 2002 American drama film co-produced and directed by Curtis Hanson from a script written by Scott Silver.It stars Eminem in his film debut, alongside Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon, Kim Basinger and Anthony Mackie, the latter also in his film debut.The film, which contains autobiographical elements from Eminem's life, …
See ‘8 Mile’ people and places 20 years later [PHOTOS]
Nov 8, 2022 · Twenty years ago, Eminem's 8 Mile gave the world a cinematic look into Detroit's hip-hop culture.
Detroit And Its Infamous 8 Mile Rd
Jan 11, 2018 · In 1805, when Augustus Woodward laid out Detroit’s spanking-new city plan, he climbed a giant rock at the highest point in the city. You know where 8 Mile is, but 8 miles from where? That would be the Point of Origin Marker in Downtown’s Campus Martius.
You can take a guided tour of spots where ‘8 Mile’ was filmed in Detroit
Nov 16, 2022 · For now, “8 Mile: The Movie Sites Tour” is scheduled for Nov. 20, Nov. 27, and Dec. 17, with additional dates expected for 2023. More information and tickets are at citytourdetroit.com.
8 Mile (2002) - IMDb
Nov 8, 2002 · 8 Mile: Directed by Curtis Hanson. With Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy. Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of …
Visiting Some Eminem “8 Mile” Film Locations in Detroit!
Jul 25, 2023 · World traveler Michael W shares details and photos of some film locations he visited from the Eminem "8 Mile" movie in Detroit!
Eminem’s “8 Mile” Filming Locations: Detroit, Michigan - 99.1 …
May 1, 2024 · The real 8 Mile is a fifty-mile road that runs east to west; Eminem lived in a small house just four blocks south. Here's a look at some of the shooting locations for the film in Detroit, Michigan...
8 Mile (2002) - Plot - IMDb
The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary boundaries to fulfill his dream of success in hip hop.