What is the significance of the movie title 8 Mile?

[JEDI]

is there a meaning behind that title?

 

[minendo]

Name of a street.

The real 8 Mile

 

[iamwiz82]

good article. 8 Mile is the seperator street between Detroit and the suburbs. It is sort of a "barrier" that detroiters cant pass because they cant afford to move. BTW, Eminem grew up near 9 mile, not in detroit.

 

[JEDI]

thx

and congrats on making lifer minuendo