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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   3,585 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Reginald Hudlin (written by)
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Release Date:
9 March 1990 (USA) more
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Tagline:
If they get caught it's all over. If they don't, it's just the beginning!
Plot:
Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 10 nominations more
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(31 articles)
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Robin Harris walks away with the movie more (24 total)

Cast

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Christopher Reid ... Kid
Robin Harris ... Pop
Christopher Martin ... Play

Martin Lawrence ... Bilal
Tisha Campbell-Martin ... Sidney (as Tisha Campbell)
A.J. Johnson ... Sharane

Paul Anthony ... Stab
Bowlegged Lou ... Pee-Wee
B-Fine ... Zilla
Edith Fields ... Principal
Kelly Jo Minter ... LaDonna
Clifton Powell ... Sharane's Brother
Verda Bridges ... Sharane's Sister
Desi Arnez Hines II ... Peanut
Lou B. Washington ... Uncle Otis (as Lou D. Washington)
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Runtime:
100 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Reginald Hudlin]one of the two burglars that are chased by the dog. more
Quotes:
Zilla: After getting beat up by those cops, I"m about ready to whip somebody's ass. more
Movie Connections:
References "Cagney & Lacey" (1982) more
Soundtrack:
Ain't My Type of Hype more

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Robin Harris walks away with the movie, 20 November 1999
Author: Jon (ssgtjon@hotmail.com) from San Antonio, Texas

I never was a big fan of rap or hip hop music, but nevertheless this is a very funny and fresh film about a high schooler's night at a local house party, despite his father's objections. Robin Harris had died just a few days after I first saw this film, and walks away with every scene he's in. Funniest lines: "Don't ever commit a crime with that jeri curl on your head. They'd just follow the drip!" and "I'm from a small town called Fresh off a Cops Ass, and you're making me homesick!", to a couple of policemen. Stay tuned to the extremely hilarious finale where Harris has it out with his son.

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Why the *beep* is this movie rated a 5? What's wrong with imdb??? divette609
Who was the chick.... mcbain20
Those guys were 26 and 28 years old??? johnnyl321
SUPERBAD like HP syd-mason30
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