Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991)

Director:

Joseph B. Vasquez

Writer:

Joseph B. Vasquez (writer)

Release Date:

5 April 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Two African-Americans and two Puerto-Ricans (though one pretends to be Italian) go out on the town on a Friday night...

Plot Keywords:

Puerto Rican | African American | Race Relations | Blacks Versus Italians | New York City

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Doug E. Doug	...	Willie Stevens
Mario Joyner	...	Tom McNeal
John Leguizamo	...	Johnny
Nestor Serrano	...	Vinny / Fernando
Kimberly Russell	...	Vanessa
Mary B. Ward	...	Luna
Reggie Montgomery	...	Rasta
Christine Claravall	...	Daria
Rose Jackson	...	Lila
Steven Randazzo	...	Pedro
Marisol R. Reyes	...	Sara
Victor L. Cook	...	Louie-Louie
LaTanya Richardson	...	Caseworker
Clayton Prince	...	Frederick
Ellis Williams	...	Bobby
Anthony Ruiz	...	Angry father
Gene Canfield	...	Transit policeman
Billy Strong	...	Transit policeman
Rony Clanton	...	Beggar
Victor Mack	...	Telemarketing operator
Cheryl Freeman	...	Telemarketing operator
Michelle Thomas	...	Telemarketing operator
Arnold Molina	...	Party tough guy
Rafael Báez	...	Party tough guy
Tony Vasquez	...	Party tough guy
Jonathan Solomon	...	Bartender
Natalia Lazarus	...	Harassed sister
Paula Garcés	...	Harassed sister
Marie Barrientos	...	Party woman
Sandra Berrios	...	Party woman
David E. Weinberg	...	Tow truck driver
Chic Streetman	...	Pool hall couple
Danitra Vance	...	Pool hall couple
Tony Cucci	...	Bouncer
Samantha Carroll	...	Disco woman
Kira Arne	...	Disco woman
Ali Thomas	...	Disco woman
Antone Pagan	...	Waiter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elizabeth Karr	...	Chloe (uncredited)
Anibal O. Lleras	...	Neighbour (uncredited)
Robert P. Sullivan II	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Joseph B. Vasquez

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joseph B. Vasquez		writer

Produced by
Richard Brick	....	producer

Original Music by
Mick Mars

Cinematography by
Anghel Decca

Film Editing by
Michael Schweitzer

Art Direction by
Isabel Bau Madden

Set Decoration by
Anna Czerwatiuk

Costume Design by
Mary Jane Fort

Makeup Department
Debbi Blackwell-Cook	....	hair stylist
Judy Chin	....	makeup artist
Debbie Deas	....	key hair stylist
Marjorie Durand	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Charles Darby	....	production manager
Joe Fineman	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Howard McMaster	....	first assistant director
Jeannette Scheibe	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Mitchell Abramson	....	art intern
Laura Berringer	....	scenic artist
Sonja Czerwatiuk	....	leadperson
Lynn M. Franklin	....	carpenter
Hayden Rex Gordon	....	assistant carpenter
Carolyn Leigh Greico	....	assistant designer
Lisa Houle	....	set dresser
Steven Lake	....	set dresser
Sean Madden	....	art intern
Susan P. McCarthy	....	property master
Liz McGarrity	....	set dresser
Geri Lynn Peterson	....	second props
Eric Stephenson	....	lead carpenter

Sound Department
Elisha Birnbaum	....	foley artist
David Boulton	....	adr engineer
Tom Foligno	....	apprentice sound editor
Eugene Gearty	....	sound effects editor
Darrell Hanzalik	....	adr editor
Raymond Karpicki	....	dialogue editor
George A. Lara	....	foley engineer
George Leong	....	boom operator
Joy Newhouse	....	sound intern
Robert Nichols	....	assistant adr editor
Piyush Dinker Pandya	....	sound intern
William Sarokin	....	sound mixer
Greg Sheldon	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Shore	....	assistant sound editor
Reilly Steele	....	adr engineer
Brian Vancho	....	foley artist
Mel Zelniker	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects (as Steve Kirshoff)

Stunts
Norman Douglass	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts
Chuck Jeffreys	....	stunts
David S. Lomax	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunts
Jeff Ward	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Tracy Atkinson	....	second assistant camera
Sarah Elspeth Black	....	grip intern
Robert Blair	....	electrician
Paul Candrilli	....	key grip
Jess V. Carpenter	....	first assistant camera
Harry Clark	....	first assistant camera
John Dianda	....	key grip: second unit
Joseph Dianda	....	grip: second unit
Andrea Dorman	....	second assistant camera
David Emmerichs	....	panaglide operator
Edwin M. Figueroa	....	grip
Raphael Frank	....	grip intern (as Stephen Frank)
Joseph Gallagher	....	additional camera operator
Joseph Gallagher	....	first assistant camera
Henry Garfunkel	....	still photographer
Scott Gregoire	....	electrician
Timothy Healy	....	grip (as Tim Healy)
Eric M. Klein	....	grip
Alexander Klymko	....	best boy grip
Greg Madura	....	camera intern
Michael 'Flash' McDonald	....	electrician
Charlie McNamara	....	gaffer
John Milcetic	....	best boy electric
John Milcetic	....	gaffer: second unit
John M. Nyberg III	....	electrician
Leslie Saltus	....	first assistant camera
Eric Schmidt	....	electrician
Alan Wolfe	....	first assistant camera
Harvey Hubbell V	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Alison Zimet Danese	....	casting associate
Kim Davis	....	extras casting
Jane Shannon-Smith	....	casting assistant
Natascha Tillmanns	....	extras casting
Shula Van Buren	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kristin Harpster	....	wardrobe assistant
Wendy Van Dyke	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Gretel Enck	....	apprentice editor
Sean Patrick Manning	....	editorial intern
Morgan O'Hara	....	assistant editor
David Pultz	....	color timer

Music Department
David Chackler	....	music supervisor
Steve Ray	....	music supervisor
Debbie Reinberg	....	music producer: soundtrack album
Greg Sheldon	....	supervising music editor
Paul P. Soucek	....	assistant music editor
Nicolai Vorkapich	....	music producer
Anastasio Zapanti	....	music producer

Transportation Department
William Curtin	....	driver
William K. Gaskins	....	driver
Delroy Hunter	....	parking coordinator
Tom Leavey	....	transportation captain
Daniel Palmer	....	driver
Vincent Rios	....	driver
Danny Stewart	....	driver
Fred Waring	....	driver
George Washington	....	driver

Other crew
Paul Balderes	....	production assistant
Donna L. Bascom	....	production counsel
Roni Ben-Nevat	....	production assistant
John Billeci	....	stand-in
Bob Bowden	....	location assistant
Christopher Crenna	....	stand-in
Eric Davidson	....	location assistant
Michelle A. Dean	....	production coordinator
John de Forest	....	assistant accountant
Alex Einemer	....	craft service assistant
Brian Fass	....	production assistant
Leslie Gaskins	....	production secretary
Deirdre Horgan	....	script supervisor
Graig Hutchison	....	production accountant
Prince Jackson	....	production assistant
Chiemi Karasawa	....	script assistant
Maureen Kleinman	....	production coordinator
Zachary Levy	....	production intern
Edward Meeker	....	location assistant
Lawrence S. Mono	....	production intern
Deborah Moore	....	executive in charge
Daniel Partland	....	production intern
Karate Pete	....	community liaison
Jody Podolsky	....	production intern
Daryl Robinson	....	stand-in
Gail Rodono	....	post-production accountant (as Gail Cottrell)
Laurence Schwartz	....	creative consultant
Don Scott	....	production assistant
Susan Steinlauf-Pascal	....	unit publicist
Brad Stephens	....	publicist
J.T. Taylor	....	stand-in
Sonya Thompsen	....	business affairs
Omar Villegas	....	production assistant
Robert Lee Whitlock II	....	craft service
Yvonne Woods	....	location manager
Jane Wright	....	scheduling assistant

Production Companies

• Juno Pix
• New Line Cinema

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• DPI (1994) (Belgium) (all media)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• New Line Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance
• Effects House, The  titles and opticals
• Film Finance  completion bond
• J.C. May Favor-It Place  catering
• J.G. Films  negative cutting
• Sound One Corporation  post-production
• Windswept Pacific Entertainment  music supervision

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Juno Pix

Trivia:

During production, director Joseph B. Vasquez was attacked on the way to the set. His face was slashed by a homeless man. According to an interview with Nestor Serrano, when Vasquez returned to work after recuperating he was angry and "intolerable", often fighting with the cast and crew.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the car crash, the hood of Tommy's car pops up before he hits the wall.

Quotes:

Tom McNeal: I wouldn't dance with you even if you didn't look like a sabertooth tiger. Bitch!

Movie Connections:

References Rain Man (1988)

Soundtrack:

Four Beat Cha Cha

Vasquez's lost jewel

I have to agree with Jason's review, Hangin' with the Homeboys is an excellent and extremely funny film.

It is very reminiscent of Spike Lee's early movies in that it has a very personal feel. I noticed that in the end credits Vasquez appears to send a 'shout out' to friends he grew up with who I assume he had lost contact with. I suspect that Vasquez based a number of the characters and incidents in this film on his neighbourhood pals.

The strength of the film is that despite the fact that Vasquez deals with some very important issues, he balances everything perfectly with great expertise. This is not just a comedy (although it is extremely funny), it is also a very intelligent and thought provoking film and it is clear that Vasquez would have had a bright future.

The acting is excellent and despite this being a loud and brash film at times, there are some very subtle moments that will result in you remembering moments from this film weeks later.

This film deserves to be seen and enjoyed by more people.