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How to Be a Player (1997) -- A playboy gets the tables turned on him when a party is arranged with all of the women he has been two-timing are in attendance.

Overview

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Director:
Lionel C. Martin
Writers (WGA):
Mark Brown (story)
Mark Brown (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 August 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
A playboy gets the tables turned on him when a party is arranged with all of the women he has been two-timing are in attendance. full summary | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
A Winner Only In Theory?
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 11 August 1997)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bill Bellamy ... Drayton Jackson
Natalie Desselle ... Jenny Jackson
Lark Voorhies ... Lisa
Mari Morrow ... Katrina
Pierre Edwards ... David
Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins ... Kilo
Anthony Johnson ... Spootie
Max Julien ... Uncle Fred
Beverly Johnson ... Robin
Gilbert Gottfried ... Tony the Doorman

Bernie Mac ... Buster
Stacii Jae Johnson ... Sherri

Elise Neal ... Nadine
J. Anthony Brown ... Uncle Snook

Amber Smith ... Amber
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Def Jam's How to Be a Player
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content and language.
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #35351) | Argentina:13
Company:
Def Pictures more

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Trivia:
A deleted sex scene between Amber and Dre was cut. The scene was meant for the end of the film. Producers felt the scene was unnecessary and cut it. The scene ran 3 minutes 45 seconds. more
Quotes:
Spootie: [after watching Dray arrive at Amber's house] Man, that girl is Persuasion!
David: You mean Caucasian. You are one ignorant ass, you know that?
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References Jungle Fever (1991) more
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Big bad Mamma more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Brilliant Cinema, 18 November 2007
10/10
Author: scottoli from United States

Anyone who thinks that this is not one of the best movies ever needs to seriously rethink their life. The acting was on point, the characters were well developed, and I certainly learned a thing or two about life. Life dose NOT get much better than this. I own two copies one on VHS and one on DVD so that way where ever I am I can watch this amazing flick. My favorite scene is the backyard barbecue.... the way the pimp of all pimps gives his advice is an aspiration to us all. I would suggest to anyone at all that you go and buy this amazing theatrical effort as soon as you possibly could. The very state of your life could depend on it.

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