History Film / TheWood

** SpeedSex: ...Mike not being able to keep going longer than a minute or so. Alicia takes it in stride [[TheyDo and accepts the idea of them being a couple]].

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* WouldHurtAChild: Stacey has no qualms about beating up a teenage Mike.

Mike (Creator/OmarEpps) tells the story of how he grew up in [[UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Inglewood, California]] (nicknamed "The Wood") in TheEighties, with best friends Roland (Creator/TayeDiggs), who is getting married (and is currently missing) and Slim (Richard T. Jones), who scoffs at the idea of marriage, but is furious at Roland for disappearing. The story reminisces back to Mike's first encounters with Roland and Slim , his first real crush on a girl named Alicia (Malinda Williams), and the three young men's misadventures as teenagers.

-->'''Mike''': I can't believe we dressed like ''this'' and thought it was cool.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Stacey, at first.

* IWasQuiteTheFashionVictim: Mike laughs when he sees a photograph of himself, Slim and Roland when they were teenagers, posing for the camera.

* NWordPrivileges: To be expected in a story about three African-American teenagers in'80s-era Inglewood, California.

Mike (Omar Epps) tells the story of how he grew up in [[UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Inglewood, California]] (nicknamed "The Wood") in TheEighties, with best friends Roland (Creator/TayeDiggs), who is getting married (and is currently missing) and Slim (Richard T. Jones), who scoffs at the idea of marriage, but is furious at Roland for disappearing. The story reminisces back to Mike's first encounters with Roland and Slim , his first real crush on a girl named Alicia (Malinda Williams), and the three young men's misadventures as teenagers.

Mike (Omar Epps) tells the story of how he grew up in [[UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Inglewood, California]] (nicknamed "The Wood") in TheEighties, with best friends Roland (Taye Diggs), who is getting married (and is currently missing) and Slim (Richard T. Jones), who scoffs at the idea of marriage, but is furious at Roland for disappearing. The story reminisces back to Mike's first encounters with Roland and Slim , his first real crush on a girl named Alicia (Malinda Williams), and the three young men's misadventures as teenagers.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Stacey says that he could be a rapper, but nobody would ever buy an [[SnoopDogg album about pot.]]

Mike (Omar Epps) tells the story of how he grew up in [[UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Inglewood, California]](nicknamed "The Wood"), with best friends Roland (Taye Diggs), who is getting married(and is currently missing) and Slim (Richard T. Jones), who scoffs at the idea of marriage, but is furious at Roland for disappearing. The story reminisces back to Mike's first encounters with Roland and Slim , his first real crush on a girl named Alicia (Malinda Williams), and the three young men's misadventures as teenagers.

* [[spoiler:ShesAllGrownUp]]: [[spoiler:Alicia in the present day, played by Sanaa Lathan in a cameo role]].

* FootFocus: Preceding TheirFirstTime, Alicia invites Mike into her house one afternoon after school. They go to her room, where after she drops her book-bag, she proceeds to remove her shoes and socks. While watching this, Mike mentally urges "Down, boy!"

Mike (Omar Epps) tells the story of how he grew up in [[LosAngeles Inglewood, California]](nicknamed "The Wood"), with best friends Roland (Taye Diggs), who is getting married(and is currently missing) and Slim (Richard T. Jones), who scoffs at the idea of marriage, but is furious at Roland for disappearing. The story reminisces back to Mike's first encounters with Roland and Slim , his first real crush on a girl named Alicia (Malinda Williams), and the three young men's misadventures as teenagers.

* {{Irony}}: The robbery that Stacey committed is what got them off the hook when the police pull them over.

* PoliceBrutality: A mild version. The policeman makes them get out the car and gives them a pat down all because of a broken tail light.