See ‘8 Mile’ people and places 20 years later [PHOTOS]

By Metro Times editorial staff on Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 10:54 am

Twenty years ago, Eminem's 8 Mile gave the world a cinematic look into Detroit's hip-hop culture.

Despite its global release, 8 Mile is very much a local movie, featuring places and landmarks that, at the time, were mostly known only to Detroiters. It made references to Motor City culture and featured more than a few familiar faces; it's the film that everyone in the metro area knows someone who was in it or worked on it. It also arned Eminem his Oscar for Best Original Song and the film, and told everyone that Cranbrook was a private school.

On the 20th anniversary of film's release, here is a look at some of the people and places of 8 Mile, then and now.

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Joe Maroon

BONUS: Mom's Spaghetti

We couldn't end this without acknowledging Mom's spaghetti, the meal Rabbit vomitted on his sweater prior to his opening battle, as told by the soundtrack's lead single "Lose Yourself." Since the film, mom's spaghetti has turned into more than a punchline — it's now an actual restaurant in downtown Detroit where you can order, you guessed it, spaghetti, and also buy Eminem merch.

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