The Defiant Ones -

: Much like the fugitives in the 1958 film, Dre and Iovine are portrayed as "rebels" who bucked corporate expectations and survived personal and professional failures to transform contemporary culture.

: The men are literally chained together at the wrist. To survive their flight through swamps and backwoods, they are forced to cooperate despite their deep-seated mutual hatred.

: It is noted for its stark black-and-white cinematography by Sam Leavitt and the intentional lack of a musical score, which heightens the raw, gritty realism of the chase. The 2017 Documentary: A Modern Musical Rebellion The Defiant Ones

: Set in the racially segregated South, two convicts— John “Joker” Jackson (Tony Curtis), a white bigot, and Noah Cullen (Sidney Poitier), a defiant Black man—escape from a chain gang following a truck crash.

: The film was a critical and commercial success, earning nine Oscar nominations. It is credited with helping solidify Sidney Poitier as a major Hollywood icon and a spokesperson for Black empowerment. : Much like the fugitives in the 1958

Directed by , The Defiant Ones (1958) is a foundational "message picture" that used a high-concept thriller premise to confront American racism.

: The series chronicles how Iovine, a Brooklyn-born producer for artists like Bruce Springsteen and U2, and Dre, a pioneer of N.W.A and West Coast rap, joined forces to create Beats Electronics. : It is noted for its stark black-and-white

The 2017 HBO docu-series directed by borrows the title to frame the "true story" of an equally unlikely partnership between music moguls Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre .