Popular Culture
Carter's story inspired:
- The 1975 Bob Dylan song "Hurricane".
- Nelson Algren's 1983 novel, The Devil's Stocking.
- The Norman Jewison 1999 feature film The Hurricane, starring Denzel Washington in the lead role about Rubin Carter's accusation, trials, and time spent in prison. Carter later discussed at a lecture how he fell in love with Washington's portrayal of him during auditions for The Hurricane, noting that boxer Marvin Hagler and actors Wesley Snipes and Samuel L. Jackson were all vying for the role.
Carter also appeared as himself in Dylan's 1975 movie Renaldo and Clara.
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