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For the Lil Wayne album, see Tha Carter.

The Carter

Promotional poster for the movie

Directed by Adam Bhala Lough
Produced by Quincy Jones III
Joshua Krause
Jared Freedman
Starring Dwayne Michael Carter,
Jr.
Bryan Williams
Cortez Bryant
Reginae Carter
Music by Lil Wayne
Cinematography Adam Bhala Lough
Edited by Andy Grieve
Distributed by QD3 Entertainment
 Jr.
Bryan Williams
Cortez Bryant
Reginae Carter
Music by Lil Wayne
Cinematography Adam Bhala Lough
Edited by Andy Grieve
Distributed by QD3 Entertainment
Release date November 17, 2009
Running time 75 minutes
Country United States
Language English
The Carter is a 2009 documentary film about American hip hop
recording artist Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as Lil Wayne.
The film was directed by Adam Bhala Lough and produced by Joshua
Krause and Quincy Jones III. The Carter documents Carter in the period
before and shortly after the release of his studio album, Tha Carter III,
which achieved platinum status and critical acclaim, and sold one million
copies in one week. After being shown at the Sundance Film Festival, it
was subjected to a lawsuit by Carter to block distribution but eventually
was released direct to DVD and iTunes where it topped the charts. It has
since been banned from legal sale again but is widely bootlegged on the
internet.
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External linksProduction[edit]
During the filming of The Carter between 2007 and 2008, no interviews
were conducted with singer by the filmmakers. As Quincy Jones III told
MTV,
"With Wayne, he was like, 'I don't want to do anything that's really
missionary. I want to give this a whole, new, fresh approach, so I don't
necessarily want to do a formal sit-down interview.'"[1]
The film was shot in a cinéma vérité style, with the production team
following the artist during his tours, and gaining interviews from his
manager and other associates.[1] Lough said that the film is about fame
and the "artist's life". Carter was filmed using marijuana and a
prescription cough syrup in soda as recreational drugs.[2] The director
Lough also clearly showed his strong work ethic which has enabled his
high productivity, and said that Carter was always recording, whether on
the road or not.[3] He is devoted to the process and working all the time.
[4]

Distribution[edit]
Although Carter was under contract to participate in the film and Jones
said he was "ecstatic" about the final cut,[1] he later filed a lawsuit
against it to prevent its distribution after the second screening at the
2009 Sundance Film Festival.[5] His lawsuit said that he was promised
the final cut and wanted certain scenes removed that were still in at the
Sundance screening.[2][3] A judge threw out the $50 million lawsuit, and
the film was released directly to DVD on November 17, 2009.[3]
The independently distributed film topped iTunes movie charts in its first
week of release.[6]
Critical reception[edit]
The film is among the most critically acclaimed documentaries in music
history. Jon Caramanica writing in the New York Times called it one of
"the most revealing and provocative hip hop films," of all time, writing
"It’s a little like watching Nero fiddle just before Rome begins to burn." [7]
Brandon Perkins in the Huffington Post ranked it as "one of the top five
greatest hip-hop documentaries of all time."[4] He writes that "it's Lil
Wayne's commitment to his art that truly resonates."[4] Writing in The
Guardian, Ben Westhoff wrote "it is one of the best music documentaries
I’ve ever seen." [8] The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, XXL
(magazine), IndieWire, and Complex have also included it on their lists
of the greatest rock and hip hop films.
References[edit]
1 ^ Jump up to:
a b c Rodriguez, Jayson (November 13, 2009). "'The Carter' Documentary
 Gets 'Intimate' With Lil Wayne, Producer Says". MTV.com.
2 ^ Jump up to:
a b Roman Wolfe and wayne (2009-04-22). "Lil Wayne Loses In Court;

'Carter' Doc Greenlighted". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved 2013-04-11.

3 ^ Jump up to:
a b c "The battle over controversial Lil Wayne film". CNN.com. November

24, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2010.

4 ^ Jump up to:
a b c Perkins, Brandon (November 17, 2009). "New Lil Wayne

Documentary: One of Hip-Hop's Best". Huffington Post.

5 ^ "Lil Wayne documentary gets release date and film trailer - video". NME.
November 10, 2009. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
6 ^ "Lil Wayne Documentary Shoots to Number on iTunes".
theboombox.com.
7 ^ Caramanica, Jon (August 6, 2015). "An N.W.A. Biopic Heads Straight to
Mainstream". New York Times.
8 ^ Westhoff, Ben (August 26, 2015). "The Straight Outta Compton Effect".
The Guardian.
External links[edit]
• The Carter on IMDb
• Hollywood Reporter Top Hip Hop Films
• Complex 25 Best Hip Hop Documentaries
• Rolling Stone 40 Greatest Rock Docs
• IndieWire 25 Best Music Documentaries of the 21st Century
• XXL 29 of the Greatest Hip-Hop Documentaries of All-Time
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alb (2006) Tha Carter III (2008) Rebirth (2010) I Am Not a Human
um Being (2010) Tha Carter IV (2011) I Am Not a Human Being II
s (2013) Free Weezy Album (2015) Tha Carter V (2018)

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