Michigan Cinema History:
8 Mile Rd. Mobile Court
Filming location as seen in the 2002 movie: "8 mile"
starring Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Taryn Manning
'8 Mile' is a 2002 American hip-hop drama film written by Scott Silver, directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Taryn Manning, and Kim Basinger.
The film is an account of a young white rapper named Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. (Eminem) living in inner city Detroit, Michigan set in 1995, and his attempt to launch a rap career in an genre dominated by blacks.
The film was a critical and financial success. Eminem won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself," the song which was iconic to this film. A decade after its release, Vibe magazine called the film a "hip-hop movie masterpiece."
When the decision was made that Detroit would actually get to play Detroit in "8 Mile," the search was on for locations within the 313 that would fit the script about a young white rapper named Jimmy (Eminem) busting into the black-dominated hip-hop scene in 1995.
'8 Mile' opened to relatively positive reviews, with much of the praise going to Eminem's performance. Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film a 3 out of 4 stars and he praised Eminem's performance, as well as Basinger's. Ebert said he wanted to see a sequel where Rabbit actually made it as a famous rapper.
The song "Lose Yourself", with music by Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto and lyrics by Eminem, won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and Grammy Awards for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song. "Lose Yourself" also placed 93rd on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list. The song was later included on Eminem's greatest hits album "Curtain Call: The Hits".
The movie '8 mile' gave worldwide recognition to an area that has had it's ups and downs. After the movie was released, 8 mile (road) was then known around the world as being part of Detroit and it's northern suburbs.
This location is one that was used for some of the scenes of 8-mile. It was an important part of the movie and plot as the "home" for Jimmy just north of this area.
The Cache is located in a public place and is not on private property.