30 years ago today, Set It Off hit theaters on November 6, 1996 💰
Directed by F. Gary Gray, who was coming off the success of Friday (1995), the film starred Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberly Elise.
Heist movies were hella popular throughout the 90s, and Set It Off brought a different perspective to the genre by focusing on four young women from the hood who turn to bank robbery in hopes of changing their lives.
Screenwriter Takashi Bufford drew inspiration from films including Thelma & Louise (1991), La Femme Nikita (1990), Boyz n the Hood (1991), and Menace II Society (1993).
Made on a budget of just $9 million, Set It Off went on to gross over $41 million worldwide and has since become a 90s cult classic.
30 years later, how does Set It Off hold up?
