Bébé's Kids (1992)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Bruce W. Smith

Writers:

Robin Harris (characters)
Reginald Hudlin (screenplay)

Release Date:

31 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Musical | Fantasy

Tagline:

They'll get along great....if they don't kill him first.

Plot:

To impress his new girlfriend, a man agrees to look after her friend's kids, only to find that they are uncontrollably rambunctious.

Plot Keywords:

Titanic | Children | Funeral | Ghetto | Roller Coaster

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Faizon Love	...	Robin Harris (voice)
Vanessa Bell Calloway	...	Jamika (voice)
Wayne Collins Jr.	...	Leon (voice)
Jonell Green	...	LaShawn (voice)
Marques Houston	...	Kahill (voice)
Tone Loc	...	Pee Wee (voice)
Myra J.	...	Dorothea (voice)
Nell Carter	...	Vivian (voice)
John Witherspoon	...	Card Player #1 (voice)
Chino 'Fats' Williams	...	Card Player #2 (voice)
Rodney Winfield	...	Card Player #3 (voice)
George Wallace	...	Card Player #4 (voice)
Brad Sanders	...	Bartender (voice)
Reynaldo Rey	...	Lush (voice)
Bebe Drake	...	Barfly (voice) (as Bebe Drake-Massey)

Also Known As:

Robin Harris' Bebe's Kids (video title)

Runtime:

70 min | USA:72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:L

Company:

Hyperion Pictures

Trivia:

Robin's license plate as the parking lot cop approaches Robin, includes the letters BWS. Those letters stand for Bruce W. Smith, the director of this movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Robin exits Jamika's car and is talking about where they should go for the weekend, Leon is visible in the car, then disappears, then reappears.

Quotes:

Jamika: And this is little Pee-Wee.
Pee Wee: Pee-Wee, O.G.!
Robin Harris: O.G.? I'll slap my F-O-O-T in your B-U-T.

Movie Connections:

References Les quatre cents coups (1959)

Another fond memory of my childhood...

As a child I loved this movie and couldn't stop watching. My friends and I made this movie part of our weekend routine. So I decided to watch it recently to see if it was as funny as I thought it was. It turned out it was even better. Now that I am older I can enjoy the more mature jokes rather than just the hilarious antics the kids get themselves into. I am curious though about all the African-American stereotypes in this film others have commented on. It certainly can't be the kids as all races have their "bad apples". I actually think it defies some myths about African-Americans. Such as the stereotype that black men don't care about kids. Here we see a black man not only taking care of children, but other people's children. This movie even depicts the real problem of racial profiling (The security officers paying close attention on one of the Bebe children just because of how he dresses. Even though he is only a child.) All in all I believe this movie and the experience along with it some of my best childhood memories.