Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film) Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film) Get Rich or Die Tryin is a 2005 American biopic crime film starring 50 Cent, in his feature film acting debut. It was released on November 9, 2005, and was known as Locked and Loaded during production. Similar to the 2002 Eminem film "8 Mile", which it used as a template, the film is loosely based on Cent's own life and was directed by Jim Sheridan. The name of the film is shared with 50 Cent's 2003 debut album of the same name. After Marcus and his friends rob a Colombian safe house, Marcus
Songwriter (1984 film) Songwriter (1984 film) Songwriter is a 1984 film directed by Alan Rudolph. The film is a satirical comedy-drama about an artist seeking his freedom. The material is loosely based on Willie Nelson's own life, and legend, and finances. His song "Night Life", for example, which he sold in 1961 for $150, went on to be recorded by over 70 artists and sold more than 30 million copies. The film concerns Doc Jenkins, (Willie Nelson), a country and western composer, and the devious tricks he employs to extricate himself from his legal entanglement with a Nashville gangster entrepreneur who takes all